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.
PAVAGE
paving, pavage
(noun) the act of applying paving materials to an area
pavage
(noun) a tax toward paving streets
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
pavage (plural pavages)
Alternative form of paviage
Source: Wiktionary
Pav"age, n. Etym: [Cf. F. pavage.]
Definition: See Pavage. [R.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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HEEDLESS
(adjective) marked by or paying little heed or attention; “We have always known that heedless self-interest was bad morals; we know now that it is bad economics”--Franklin D. Roosevelt; “heedless of danger”; “heedless of the child’s crying”
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