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.
NICTITATE
blink, wink, nictitate, nictate
(verb) briefly shut the eyes; “The TV announcer never seems to blink”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
nictitate (third-person singular simple present nictitates, present participle nictitating, simple past and past participle nictitated)
(transitive) to wink or blink
Source: Wiktionary
Nic"ti*tate, v. i. Etym: [See Nictate.]
Definition: To wink; to nictate. Nictitating membrance (Anat.), a thin membrance, found in many animals at the inner angle, or beneath the lower lid, of the eye, and capable of being drawn across the eyeball; the third eyelid; the haw.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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TRANSPOSITION
(noun) (music) playing in a different key from the key intended; moving the pitch of a piece of music upwards or downwards
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