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.
INCRUSTATE
In*crus"tate, a. Etym: [L. incrustatus, p. p. See Incrust.]
Definition: Incrusted. Bacon.
In*crus"tate, v. t.
Definition: To incrust. [R.] Cheyne.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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COVERT
(adjective) secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed; “covert actions by the CIA”; “covert funding for the rebels”
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