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.
INKHORN
Etymology
Noun
inkhorn (plural inkhorns)
(archaic) A small portable container, often made of horn, used to carry ink.
(used attributively, pejorative, of vocabulary) Pedantic, obscurely scholarly.
Source: Wiktionary
Ink"horn`, n. Etym: [Ink + horn; cf. F. cornet à encre, G. dintenhorn.]
Definition: A small bottle of horn or other material formerly used for holding ink; an inkstand; a portable case for writing materials. "With a writer's inkhorn by his side." Ezek. ix. 2. From his pocket the notary drew his papers and inkhorn. Longfellow.
Ink"horn", a.
Definition: Learned; pedantic; affected. [Obs.] "Inkhorn terms." Bale.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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