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.
LITHES
Verb
lithes
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of lithe
Anagrams
• Thiels, histel, tehsil, telish
Source: Wiktionary
LITHE
Lithe, v. i. & i. Etym: [Icel Listen.]
Definition: To listen or listen to; to hearken to. [Obs.] P. Plowman.
Lithe, a. Etym: [AS. lind, gelind, OHG. lindi, Icel. linr, L. lenis soft, mild, lentus flexible, and AS. linnan to yield. Cf. Lenient.]
1. Mild; calm; as, lithe weather. [Obs.]
2. Capable of being easily bent; pliant; flexible; limber; as, the elephant's lithe proboscis. Milton.
Lithe, v. t. Etym: [AS. Lithe, a.]
Definition: To smooth; to soften; to palliate. [Obs.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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