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.
JESTERS
Noun
jesters
plural of jester
Proper noun
Jesters
plural of Jester
Source: Wiktionary
JESTER
Jest"er, n. Etym: [Cf. Gestour.]
1. A buffoon; a merry-andrew; a court fool. This . . . was Yorick's skull, the king's jester. Shak. Dressed in the motley garb that jesters wear. Longfellow.
2. A person addicted to jesting, or to indulgence in light and amusing talk. He ambled up and down With shallow jesters. Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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