In 1511, leaders in Mecca believed coffee stimulated radical thinking and outlawed the drink. In 1524, the leaders overturned that order, and people could drink coffee again.
FLITTERING
Verb
flittering
present participle of flitter
Noun
flittering (plural flitterings)
The motion of something that flitters.
Source: Wiktionary
FLITTER
Flit"ter, v. i.
Definition: To flutter. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Flit"ter, v. t.
Definition: To flutter; to move quickly; as, to flitter the cards. [R.] Lowell.
Flit"ter, n. Etym: [Cf. G. flitter spangle, tinsel, flittern to make a tremulous motion, to glitter. Cf. Flitter, v. i.]
Definition: A rag; a tatter; a small piece or fragment.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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UNSEASONED
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