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.
PRANCING
Verb
prancing
present participle of prance
Adjective
prancing (comparative more prancing, superlative most prancing)
(dated, now uncommon) that prances
Noun
prancing (plural prancings)
The act of one who prances.
Source: Wiktionary
PRANCE
Prance, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Pranced; p. pr. & vb. n. Prancing.] Etym: [OE. prauncen; probably akin to prank, v. t. See Prank.]
1. To spring or bound, as a horse in high mettle. Now rule thy prancing steed. Gay.
2. To ride on a prancing horse; to ride in an ostentatious manner. The insulting tyrant prancing o'er the field. Addison.
3. To walk or strut about in a pompous, showy manner, or with warlike parade. Swift.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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