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.
LATIROSTRAL
Lat`i*ros"tral, Lat`i*ros"trous, a. Etym: [Cf. F. latirostre. See Latirostres.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: Having a broad beak. Sir T. Browne.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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THEORETICAL
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