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.
PHOTOENGRAVINGS
Noun
photoengravings
plural of photoengraving
Source: Wiktionary
PHOTOENGRAVING
Pho`to-en*grav"ing, n. Etym: [Photo- + engraving.]
Definition: The process of obtaining an etched or engraved plate from the photographic image, to be used in printing; also, a picture produced by such a process.
PHOTOENGRAVE
Pho`to-en*grave", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Photo-engraved; p. pr. & vb. n. Photo-engraving.] [Photo- + engrave.]
Definition: To engrave by a photomechanical process; to make a photo- engraving of. -- Pho`to-en*grav"er (#), n.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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