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.
LIER
Etymology 1
Proper noun
Lier
A city in Antwerp, Belgium.
Etymology 2
Proper noun
Lier
A municipality of Buskerud County, Norway.
Anagrams
• Iler, Irel., Reil, Riel, lire, riel, rile
Etymology
Noun
lier (plural liers)
A person or thing that lies, in the sense of being horizontal.
A lie-abed; one who stays in bed late.
Obsolete spelling of liar.
Misspelling of liar.
Anagrams
• Iler, Irel., Reil, Riel, lire, riel, rile
Source: Wiktionary
Li"er, n. Etym: [From Lie. ]
Definition: One who lies down; one who rests or remains, as in concealment. There were liers in a ambush against him. Josh. viii. 14.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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