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.
laterite
(noun) a red soil produced by rock decay; contains insoluble deposits of ferric and aluminum oxides
Source: WordNet® 3.1
laterite (plural laterites)
A red hard or gravel-like soil or subsoil formed in the tropics that has been leached of soluble minerals leaving insoluble iron and aluminium oxides and hydroxides; used to make bricks and roads.
• murram
• literate, litteræ, teretial
Source: Wiktionary
Lat"er*ite, n. Etym: [L. later brick, tile: cf. F. latérite.] (Geol.)
Definition: An argillaceous sandstone, of a red color, and much seamed; -- found in India.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
4 April 2025
(verb) kill by cutting the head off with a guillotine; “The French guillotined many Vietnamese while they occupied the country”
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.