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.
MULTICOLOR
motley, calico, multicolor, multi-color, multicolour, multi-colour, multicolored, multi-colored, multicoloured, multi-coloured, painted, particolored, particoloured, piebald, pied, varicolored, varicoloured
(adjective) having sections or patches colored differently and usually brightly; “a jester dressed in motley”; “the painted desert”; “a particolored dress”; “a piebald horse”; “pied daisies”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
multicolor
(American spelling) Having, resembling, or pertaining to many colors.
Synonyms
• motley, multicolored, polychromatic; see also multicolored
Noun
multicolor (uncountable)
(American spelling) A display of many colors.
Source: Wiktionary
Mul"ti*col`or, a. Etym: [See Multi-, and Color.]
Definition: Having many, or several, colors.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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BRIGHT
(adjective) made smooth and bright by or as if by rubbing; reflecting a sheen or glow; “bright silver candlesticks”; “a burnished brass knocker”; “she brushed her hair until it fell in lustrous auburn waves”; “rows of shining glasses”; “shiny black patents”
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