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.
PULVINATED
Adjective
pulvinated (comparative more pulvinated, superlative most pulvinated)
pulvinate
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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