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.
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GRISE
Grise (gris), n.
Definition: See Grice, a pig. [Prov. Eng.]
Grise (gris or gres), n. Etym: [Prop. pl. of gree a step.]
Definition: A step (in a flight of stairs); a degree. [Obs.] Every grise of fortune Is smoothed by that below. Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(noun) low evergreen shrub of high north temperate regions of Europe and Asia and America bearing red edible berries
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