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.
GEODE
geode
(noun) (mineralogy) a hollow rock or nodule with the cavity usually lined with crystals
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
geode (plural geodes)
(geology) A nodule of stone having a cavity lined with mineral or crystal matter on the inside wall.
Anagrams
• Doege, Goede, ogeed
Source: Wiktionary
Ge"ode, n. Etym: [F. géode, L. geodes, fr. Gr. (Min.) (a) A nodule of stone, containing a cavity, lined with crystals or mineral matter. (b) The cavity in such a nodule.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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