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.
GRAVID
enceinte, big(p), expectant, gravid, great, large, heavy, with child
(adjective) in an advanced stage of pregnancy; “was big with child”; “was great with child”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
gravid (comparative more gravid, superlative most gravid)
Pregnant; now used chiefly of egg-laying animals, or metaphorically.
Source: Wiktionary
Grav"id, a. Etym: [L. gravidus, fr. gravis heavy, loaded. See Grave, a.]
Definition: Being with child; heavy with young; pregnant; fruitful; as, a gravid uterus; gravid piety. " His gravid associate." Sir T. Herbert.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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BARGAIN
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