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.
RISQUES
Noun
risques
plural of risque
Anagrams
• Squiers, Squires, squiers, squires
Source: Wiktionary
RISQUE
Ris`qué", a. masc., Ris`quée", a. fem.,. [F., p.p. of risquer to risk.]
Definition: Hazardous; risky; esp., fig., verging upon impropriety; dangerously close to, or suggestive of, what is indecent or of doubtful morality; as, a risqué story. Henry Austin.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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