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.
MULLIONED
mullioned
(adjective) of windows; divided by vertical bars or piers usually of stone; “mullioned windows”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
mullioned (not comparable)
(of a window) with mullions
Source: Wiktionary
MULLION
Mul"lion, n. Etym: [A corruption of munnion, F. moignon stump of an amputated limb, stump, OF. moing mutilated; cf. Armor. moñ, mouñ, mank, monk, and also L. mancus maimed.] (Arch.) (a) A slender bar or pier which forms the division between the lights of windows, screens, etc. (b) An upright member of a framing. See Stile.
Mul"lion, v. t.
Definition: To furnish with mullions; to divide by mullions.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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DETENTION
(noun) a state of being confined (usually for a short time); “his detention was politically motivated”; “the prisoner is on hold”; “he is in the custody of police”
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