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.
LINTELS
Noun
lintels
plural of lintel
Anagrams
• lentils, tellins
Source: Wiktionary
LINTEL
Lin"tel, n. Etym: [OE. lintel, F. linteau, LL. lintellus, for limitellus, a dim. fr. L. limes limit. See Limit.] (Arch.)
Definition: A horizontal member spanning an opening, and carrying the superincumbent weight by means of its strength in resisting crosswise fracture.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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