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.
GLAIRED
Verb
glaired
simple past tense and past participle of glair
Source: Wiktionary
GLAIR
Glair, n. Etym: [F. glaire, glaire d'clarus clear, bright. See Clear, a.]
1. The white of egg. It is used as a size or a glaze in bookbinding, for pastry, etc.
2. Any viscous, transparent substance, resembling the white of an egg.
3. A broadsword fixed on a pike; a kind of halberd.
Glair, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Glaired; p. pr. & vb. n. Glairing.]
Definition: To smear with the white of an egg.
GLAIRE
Glaire, n.
Definition: See Glair.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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