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.
ord
Abbreviation of order.
(law) Abbreviation of ordinance.
ord (plural ords)
(now chiefly UK dialectal) A point.
(now chiefly UK dialectal) A point of origin; a beginning.
(now chiefly UK dialectal) A point of land; a promontory.
(now chiefly UK dialectal) The point or edge of a weapon.
• D. Or., DRO, Dor, Dor., ODR, RDO, Rod, d'or, dor, dro, rod
Ord
A city, the county seat of Valley County, Nebraska, United States.
A civil parish and village in Northumberland, England
(Ord River) A river in Western Australia
• D. Or., DRO, Dor, Dor., ODR, RDO, Rod, d'or, dor, dro, rod
Source: Wiktionary
Ord, n. Etym: [AS. ord point.]
Definition: An edge or point; also, a beginning. [ Obs. or Prov. Eng.] Chaucer. Ord and end, the beginning and end. Cf. Odds and ends, under Odds. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] Chaucer. Halliwell.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
27 April 2024
(adjective) remarkable or out of the ordinary in degree or magnitude or effect; “a great crisis”; “had a great stake in the outcome”
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.