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.
HYDROMETROGRAPH
Hy`dro*met"ro*graph, n. Etym: [Hydro-, 1 + Gr. graph.]
Definition: An instrument for determining and recording the quantity of water discharged from a pipe, orifice, etc., in a given time.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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QUAINT
(adjective) attractively old-fashioned (but not necessarily authentic); “houses with quaint thatched roofs”; “a vaulted roof supporting old-time chimney pots”
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