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.
PERISTERITES
Noun
peristerites
plural of peristerite
Source: Wiktionary
PERISTERITE
Pe*ris"ter*ite, n. Etym: [Gr. (Min.)
Definition: A variety of albite, whitish and slightly iridescent like a pigeon's neck.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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