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.
POLYSTYLE
Etymology
Adjective
polystyle (not comparable)
(architecture) Having many columns; said of a building, especially of an interior part or court.
Noun
polystyle (plural polystyles)
A hall or edifice with many columns.
Source: Wiktionary
Pol"y*style, a. Etym: [Gr. polystyle.] (Arch.)
Definition: Having many columns; -- said of a building, especially of an interior part or court; as, a polystyle hall.
– n.
Definition: A polystyle hall or edifice.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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