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.
FRUITERY
Etymology
Noun
fruitery (plural fruiteries)
(historical) A place where fruit is stored.
Source: Wiktionary
Fruit"er*y, n.; pl. Fruiteries. Etym: [F. fruiterie place where fruit is kept, in OF. also, fruitage.]
1. Fruit, taken collectively; fruitage. J. Philips.
2. A repository for fruit. Johnson.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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