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.
IRRIGUOUS
Adjective
irriguous (comparative more irriguous, superlative most irriguous)
(archaic, poetic) well-watered
Source: Wiktionary
Ir*rig"u*ous, a. Etym: [L. irriguus. See Irrigate.]
1. Watered; watery; moist; dewy. [Obs.] The flowery lap Of some irriguous valley spreads her store. Milton.
2. Gently penetrating or pervading. [Obs.] J. Philips.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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