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.
MAMMAL
mammal, mammalian
(noun) any warm-blooded vertebrate having the skin more or less covered with hair; young are born alive except for the small subclass of monotremes and nourished with milk
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
mammal (plural mammals)
An animal of the class Mammalia, characterized by being warm-blooded, having hair and feeding milk to its young.
(paleontology) A vertebrate with three bones in the inner ear and one in the jaw.
Hyponyms
• See also mammal
Source: Wiktionary
Mam"mal, n.; pl. Mammals. Etym: [L. mammalis belonging to the breast, fr. mamma the breast or pap: cf. F. mammal.] (Zoƶl.)
Definition: One of the Mammalia. Age of mammals. See under Age, n., 8.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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DOOMED
(adjective) marked by or promising bad fortune; ātheir business venture was doomed from the startā; āan ill-fated business ventureā; āan ill-starred romanceā; āthe unlucky prisoner was again put in ironsā- W.H.Prescott
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