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.
HEADLINE
headline, newspaper headline
(noun) the heading or caption of a newspaper article
headline
(verb) publicize widely or highly, as if with a headline
headline
(verb) provide (a newspaper page or a story) with a headline
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
headline (plural headlines)
(journalism) The heading or title of a magazine or newspaper article.
Synonym: hed
(printing, dated) The line at the top of a page containing the folio or number of the page.
(entertainment) The top-billed attraction.
Synonym: headliner
(nautical) A headrope.
Coordinate terms
• (heading): byline, dateline
Verb
headline (third-person singular simple present headlines, present participle headlining, simple past and past participle headlined)
(intransitive, entertainment) To have top billing; to be the main attraction.
Source: Wiktionary
Head"line`, n.
1. (Print.)
Definition: The line at the head or top of a page.
2. (Naut.)
Definition: See Headrope.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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