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.
GASCONADED
Verb
gasconaded
simple past tense and past participle of gasconade
Verb
Gasconaded
simple past tense and past participle of Gasconade
Source: Wiktionary
GASCONADE
Gas`con*ade", n. Etym: [F. gasconnade, from Gascon an inhabitant of Gascony, the people of which were noted for boasting.]
Definition: A boast or boasting; a vaunt; a bravado; a bragging; braggodocio. Swift.
Gas`con*ade", v. i. [imp. & p. p. Gasconaded; p. pr. & vb. n. Gasconading.]
Definition: To boast; to brag; to bluster.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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