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.
IMPRIMATUR
sanction, countenance, endorsement, indorsement, warrant, imprimatur
(noun) formal and explicit approval; “a Democrat usually gets the union’s endorsement”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
imprimatur (plural imprimaturs or imprimantur)
(printing) An official license to publish or print something, especially when censorship applies.
(by extension) Any mark of official approval.
Synonyms: approval, authorization, endorsement
Source: Wiktionary
Im`pri*ma"tur, n. Etym: [L., let it be printed.] (Law)
Definition: A license to print or publish a book, paper, etc.; also, in countries subjected to the censorship of the press, approval of that which is published.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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19 November 2024
SALTWORT
(noun) bushy plant of Old World salt marshes and sea beaches having prickly leaves; burned to produce a crude soda ash
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