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.
PIASTERS
Noun
piasters
plural of piaster
Anagrams
• Prestias, airsteps, aspirest, pastries, piastres, piratess, praisest, raspiest, tapisers, traipses
Source: Wiktionary
PIASTER
Pi*as"ter, n. Etym: [F. piastre, It. piastra a thin plate of metal, a dollar, LL. piastra, fr. L. emplastrum. See Plaster.]
Definition: A silver coin of Spain and various other countries. See Peso. The Spanish piaster (commonly called peso, or peso duro) is of about the value of the American dollar. The Italian piaster, or scudo, was worth from 80 to 100 cents. The Turkish and Egyptian piasters are now worth about four and a half cents.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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