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.
FONDUS
Noun
fondus
plural of fondu
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Source: Wiktionary
Fon`dus", n. Etym: [F. fondu, prop. p.p. of fondre to melt, blend. See Found to cast.]
Definition: A style of printing calico, paper hangings, etc., in which the colors are in bands and graduated into each other. Ure.
FONDU
Fon`du" (fon"dus"), a. [F. fondu, p.p. of fondre to melt, blend. See Found to cast.]
Definition: Blended; passing into each other by subtle gradations; -- said of colors or of the surface or material on which the colors are laid.
Fon`due", n. [Also erroneously Fon`du".] [F. See Fondu; cf. Fondant.] (Cookery)
Definition: A dish made of cheese, eggs, butter, etc., melted together.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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