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.
NEWELS
Noun
newels
plural of newel
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• Wensel
Source: Wiktionary
NEWEL
New"el, n. Etym: [From New. Cf. Novel.]
Definition: A novelty; a new thing. [Obs.] Spenser.
New"el, n. Etym: [OF. nual, F. noyau sone, of fruit, noyau d'escaler newel, fr. L. nucalis like a nut, fr. nux, nucis, nut. Cf Nowel the inner wall of a mold, Nucleus..] (Arch.)
Definition: The upright post about which the steps of a circular staircase wind; hence, in stairs having straight flights, the principal post at the foot of a staircase, or the secondary ones at the landings. See Hollow newel, under Hollow.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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