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.
GREITH
Greith, v. t. Etym: [Icel. grcta: cf. AS. gerdan to arrange; pref. ge- + r ready. Cf. Ready.]
Definition: To make ready; -- often used reflexively. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Greith, n. Etym: [Icel. grcii. See Greith, v.]
Definition: Goods; furniture. [Obs.]
Note: See Graith.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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