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.
POPPIED
Etymology
Adjective
poppied (comparative more poppied, superlative most poppied)
Mingled or interspersed with poppies.
Affected by, or as if by, opium; drowsy; listless; inactive.
Source: Wiktionary
Pop"pied, a. Etym: [See 1st Poppy.]
1. Mingled or interspersed with poppies. "Poppied corn." Keats.
2. Affected with poppy juice; hence, figuratively, drugged; drowsy; listless; inactive. [R.] The poppied sails doze on the yard. Lowell.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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