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.
REDNESS
red, redness
(noun) red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
inflammation, redness, rubor
(noun) a response of body tissues to injury or irritation; characterized by pain and swelling and redness and heat
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
redness (countable and uncountable, plural rednesses)
(uncountable) The state or quality or characteristic of being red.
(countable, uncountable) A red discoloration.
Anagrams
• resends, senders
Source: Wiktionary
Red"ness, n. Etym: [AS. r. See Red.]
Definition: The quality or state of being red; red color.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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CURE
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