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.
MORBIDEZZAS
MORBIDEZZA
Mor`bi*dez"za, n. Etym: [It., softness, delicacy. See Morbid.]
1. (Fine Arts)
Definition: Delicacy or softness in the representation of flesh.
2. (Mus.)
Definition: A term used as a direction in execution, signifying, with extreme delicacy. Ludden.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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INTERSPERSION
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