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.
MISWEEN
Etymology
Verb
misween (third-person singular simple present misweens, present participle misweening, simple past and past participle misweened)
(obsolete) To believe wrongly; to misconceive.
Anagrams
• semi-new, seminew, wise men, wisemen
Source: Wiktionary
Mis*ween", v. i.
Definition: To ween amiss; to misjudge; to distrust; to be mistaken. [Obs.] Spenser.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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BRIGHT
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