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.
IMBROWN
Verb
imbrown (third-person singular simple present imbrowns, present participle imbrowning, simple past and past participle imbrowned)
Archaic form of embrown.
Source: Wiktionary
Im*brown", v. t. Etym: [Pref. im- in + brown. Cf. Embrown.]
Definition: To make brown; to obscure; to darken; to tan; as, features imbrowned by exposure. The mountain mass by scorching skies imbrowned. Byron.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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31 March 2025
IMPROVISED
(adjective) done or made using whatever is available; “crossed the river on improvised bridges”; “the survivors used jury-rigged fishing gear”; “the rock served as a makeshift hammer”
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