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.
PANSIES
Noun
pansies
plural of pansy
Anagrams
• Espinas, Pesinas, Sapiens, sapiens, senpais
Source: Wiktionary
PANSY
Pan"sy, n.; pl. Pansies. Etym: [F. Pensée thought, pansy, fr. penser to think, L. pensare to weigh, ponder. See Pensive.] (Bot.)
Definition: A plant of the genus Viola (V. tricolor) and its blossom, originally purple and yellow. Cultivated varieties have very large flowers of a great diversity of colors. Called also heart's-ease, love-in-idleness, and many other quaint names.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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BARGAIN
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