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.
MARTINMAS
Martinmas, St Martin's Day, November
(noun) the feast of Saint Martin; a quarter day in Scotland
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Mar"tin*mas, n. Etym: [St. Martin + mass religious service.] (Eccl.)
Definition: The feast of St. Martin, the eleventh of November; -- often called martlemans. Martinmas summer, a period of calm, warm weather often experienced about the time of Martinmas; Indian summer. Percy Smith.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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