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.
PLISSE
Etymology
Noun
plisse (plural plisses)
A fabric treated so as to be permanently puckered or crinkled.
Adjective
plisse (comparative more plisse, superlative most plisse)
Of a fabric, treated to give a permanent puckered or crinkled effect.
Anagrams
• Siples, slipes, spiels, spiles
Source: Wiktionary
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THEORETICAL
(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”
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