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.
MOCKADOES
Noun
mockadoes
plural of mockado
Source: Wiktionary
MOCKADO
Mock"a*do, n.
Definition: A stuff made in imitation of velvet; -- probably the same as mock velvet. [Obs.] Our rich mockado doublet. Ford.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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