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.
FOSSAE
FOSSA
fossa, fossa cat, Cryptoprocta ferox
(noun) largest carnivore of Madagascar; intermediate in some respects between cats and civets
Fossa, genus Fossa
(noun) monotypic genus of Madagascar civets closely related to palm civets
pit, fossa
(noun) a concavity in a surface (especially an anatomical depression)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
fossae
plural of fossa
Source: Wiktionary
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LEFT
(adjective) being or located on or directed toward the side of the body to the west when facing north; “my left hand”; “left center field”; “the left bank of a river is bank on your left side when you are facing downstream”
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