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.
HUMECTED
Verb
humected
simple past tense and past participle of humect
Source: Wiktionary
HUMECT
Hu*mect", Hu*mec"tate, v. t. Etym: [L. humectare, humectatum, fr. humectus moist, fr. humere to be moist: cf. F. humecter.]
Definition: To moisten; to wet. [Obs.] Howell.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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