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.
FONTANGES
Noun
fontanges
plural of fontange
Source: Wiktionary
FONTANGE
Fon`tange", n. Etym: [F., from the name of the first wearer, Mlle. de Fontanges, about 1679.]
Definition: A kind of tall headdress formerly worn. Addison.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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