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.
GLOMERATING
Verb
glomerating
present participle of glomerate
Source: Wiktionary
GLOMERATE
Glom"er*ate, a. Etym: [L. glomeratus, p. p. of glomerare to glomerate, from glomus. See 3d Glome.]
Definition: Gathered together in a roundish mass or dense cluster; conglomerate.
Glom"er*ate, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Glomerated; p. pr. & vb. n. Glomerating.]
Definition: To gather or wind into a ball; to collect into a spherical form or mass, as threads.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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