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.
POURPARLER
Etymology
Noun
pourparler (plural pourparlers)
A diplomatic consultation, preliminary to a treaty.
Source: Wiktionary
Pour`par`ler", n. Etym: [F.] (Diplomacy)
Definition: A consultation preliminary to a treaty.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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UNSEASONED
(adjective) not tried or tested by experience; “unseasoned artillery volunteers”; “still untested in battle”; “an illustrator untried in mural painting”; “a young hand at plowing”
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