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.
GLOBATE
Etymology
Adjective
globate (comparative more globate, superlative most globate)
Having the form of a globe; spherical.
Source: Wiktionary
Glo"bate, Glo"ba*ted, a. Etym: [L. globatus, p. p. of globare to make into a ball, fr. globus ball.]
Definition: Having the form of a globe; spherical.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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