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.
PRESERVATORY
Noun
preservatory (plural preservatories)
(obsolete) A preservative.
(obsolete) A room or apparatus in which perishable things can be preserved without decay.
Adjective
preservatory (comparative more preservatory, superlative most preservatory)
preservative
Source: Wiktionary
Pre*serv"a*to*ry, a.
Definition: Preservative. Bp. Hall.
Pre*serv"a*to*ry, n.; pl. Preservatories (.
1. A preservative. [Obs.] Whitlock.
2. A room, or apparatus, in which perishable things, as fruit, vegetables, etc., can be preserved without decay.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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LIGHT
(adjective) having relatively few calories; “diet cola”; “light (or lite) beer”; “lite (or light) mayonnaise”; “a low-cal diet”
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