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.
LUSHING
Verb
lushing
present participle of lush
Anagrams
• Hulings, lunghis
Source: Wiktionary
LUSH
Lush, a. Etym: [Prob. an abbrev. of lushious, fr. luscious.]
Definition: Full of juice or succulence. Tennyson. How lush and lusty the grass looks! how green! Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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BRIGHT
(adjective) made smooth and bright by or as if by rubbing; reflecting a sheen or glow; “bright silver candlesticks”; “a burnished brass knocker”; “she brushed her hair until it fell in lustrous auburn waves”; “rows of shining glasses”; “shiny black patents”
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