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.
JACINTH
hyacinth, jacinth
(noun) a red transparent variety of zircon used as a gemstone
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
jacinth (countable and uncountable, plural jacinths)
A translucent, reddish type of zircon used as a gemstone; a hyacinth.
Proper noun
Jacinth
A female given name
Source: Wiktionary
Ja"cinth, n. Etym: [F. jacinthe, L. hyacinthus. See Hyacinth.]
Definition: See Hyacinth. Tennyson.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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INTUITIVELY
(adverb) in an intuitive manner; “inventors seem to have chosen intuitively a combination of explosive and aggressive sounds as warning signals to be used on automobiles”
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