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.
PULVINATE
Etymology
Adjective
pulvinate (comparative more pulvinate, superlative most pulvinate)
(architecture) Curved convexly or swelled.
(zoology) Having the form of a cushion.
Synonyms
• pulvinated
Source: Wiktionary
Pul"vi*nate, Pul"vi*na`ted, a. Etym: [L. pulvinatus, fr. pulvinus a cushion, an elevation.]
1. (Arch.)
Definition: Curved convexly or swelled; as, a pulvinated frieze. Brande & C.
2. (Zoöl.)
Definition: Having the form of a cushion.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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SUBDUCTION
(noun) a geological process in which one edge of a crustal plate is forced sideways and downward into the mantle below another plate
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