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.
GAUFFERINGS
Noun
gaufferings
plural of gauffering
Source: Wiktionary
GAUFFERING
Gauf"fer*ing, n.
Definition: A mode of plaiting or fluting. Gauffering iron, a kind of fluting iron for fabrics.
– Gauffering press (Flower Manuf.), a press for crimping the leaves and petals into shape.
GAUFFER
Gauf"fer, v. t. Etym: [F. gaufrer to figure cloth, velvet, and other stuffs, fr. gaufre honeycomb, waffle; of German origin. See Waffle, Wafer, and cf. Goffer, Gopher an animal.]
Definition: To plait, crimp, or flute; to goffer, as lace. See Goffer.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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