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.
MACULES
Noun
macules
plural of macule
Anagrams
• almuces, mascule
Source: Wiktionary
MACULE
Mac"ule, n. Etym: [F. macule. See Macula.]
1. A spot. [Obs.]
2. (Print.)
Definition: A blur, or an appearance of a double impression, as when the paper slips a little; a mackle.
Mac"ule, v. t. Etym: [Cf. F. maculer. See Maculate,v.]
Definition: To blur; especially (Print.), to blur or double an impression from type. See Mackle.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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