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.
LACTARY
Etymology
Adjective
lactary (comparative more lactary, superlative most lactary)
Alternative form of lactory
Noun
lactary (plural lactaries)
A dairyhouse.
Source: Wiktionary
Lac"ta*ry, a. Etym: [l. lactarius, fr. lac, lactis, milk: cf. F. lactaire.]
Definition: Milky; full of white juice like milk. [Obs.] "Lactary or milky plants." Sir T. Browne.
Lac"ta*ry, n.
Definition: a dairyhouse. [R.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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UNAMBIGUOUS
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