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.
PAXILLUS
Pax*il"lus, n.; pl. Paxilli. Etym: [L., a peg.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: One of a peculiar kind of spines covering the surface of certain starfishes. They are pillarlike, with a flattened summit which is covered with minute spinules or granules. See Illustration in Appendix.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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