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.
PERIMORPH
Etymology
Noun
perimorph (plural perimorphs)
(mineralogy) A mineral enclosed within another.
(mineralogy) The outer mineral that encloses an endomorph.
Source: Wiktionary
Per"i*morph, n. Etym: [Pref. peri- + Gr. (Min.)
Definition: A crystal of one species inclosing one of another species. See Endomorph.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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