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.
PORTATIVE
Etymology
Adjective
portative (comparative more portative, superlative most portative)
(now, rare) Portable. [from 14th c.]
(obsolete) Capable of holding up or carrying. [15th-19th c.]
Noun
portative (plural portatives)
(now, chiefly, historical) A portative organ.
Anagrams
• vaporetti
Source: Wiktionary
Por"ta*tive, a. Etym: [Cf. F. portatif.]
1. Portable. [Obs.]
2. (Physics)
Definition: Capable of holding up or carrying; as, the portative force of a magnet, of atmospheric pressure, or of capillarity.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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LEAVE
(verb) go and leave behind, either intentionally or by neglect or forgetfulness; “She left a mess when she moved out”; “His good luck finally left him”; “her husband left her after 20 years of marriage”; “she wept thinking she had been left behind”
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