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.
LAMIA
vampire, lamia
(noun) (folklore) a corpse that rises at night to drink the blood of the living
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Proper noun
Lamia
A city in Greece.
Anagrams
• Malia, ilama, malai, malia
Etymology
Noun
lamia (plural lamias or lamiae)
(Greek mythology) A monster preying upon human beings and who sucked the blood of children, often described as having the head and breasts of a woman and the lower half of a serpent.
Synonyms
• vampire
Anagrams
• Malia, ilama, malai, malia
Source: Wiktionary
La"mi*a, n. Etym: [L., fr. Gr. (Class. Myth.)
Definition: A monster capable of assuming a woman's form, who was said to devour human beings or suck their blood; a vampire; a sorceress; a with.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
Recent Word Finds
Word of the Day
23 January 2025
LEFT
(adjective) being or located on or directed toward the side of the body to the west when facing north; “my left hand”; “left center field”; “the left bank of a river is bank on your left side when you are facing downstream”
Coffee Trivia
