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.
PLECTRON
pick, plectrum, plectron
(noun) a small thin device (of metal or plastic or ivory) used to pluck a stringed instrument
PLECTRUM
pick, plectrum, plectron
(noun) a small thin device (of metal or plastic or ivory) used to pluck a stringed instrument
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
plectron
(music) Alternative form of plectrum
Source: Wiktionary
Word of the Day
7 November 2024
ERASE
(verb) remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing; “Please erase the formula on the blackboard--it is wrong!”
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