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.
PRESSWORK
Etymology
Noun
presswork (countable and uncountable, plural pressworks)
The operation of a printing press.
Printed material.
(metalwork) The act or process of pressing or drawing with dies or presses; or the product of such work.
(cabinet-making) Work consisting of a series of cross-grained veneers united by glue, heat, and pressure.
Pottery produced by pressing clay into moulds.
Source: Wiktionary
Press"work`, n.
Definition: The art of printing from the surface of type, plates, or engravings in relief, by means of a press; the work so done. MacKellar.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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