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.
RIVULET
rivulet, rill, run, runnel, streamlet
(noun) a small stream
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
rivulet (plural rivulets)
A small brook or stream; a streamlet.
Perizoma affinitatum, a geometrid moth.
Source: Wiktionary
Riv"u*let, n. Etym: [Earlier rivolet, It. rivoletto, a dim. fr. rivolo, L. rivulus, dim. of rivus a brook. CF. Rival, Rite.]
Definition: A small stream or brook; a streamlet. By fountain or by shady rivulet He sought them. Milton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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