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.
INCENSORY
Etymology
Noun
incensory (plural incensories)
thurible, censer
Source: Wiktionary
In*cen"so*ry, n.; pl. Incensories. Etym: [LL. incensorium: cf. F. encensoir. See 2d Incense, and cf. Censer.]
Definition: The vessel in which incense is burned and offered; a censer; a thurible. [R.] Evelyn.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
Recent Word Finds
Word of the Day
22 June 2025
STRAP
(noun) an elongated leather strip (or a strip of similar material) for binding things together or holding something in position
Coffee Trivia
