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.
ROTUNDER
Adjective
rotunder
comparative form of rotund
Source: Wiktionary
ROTUND
Ro*tund", a. Etym: [L. rotundus. See Round, and cf. Rotunda.]
1. Round; circular; spherical.
2. Hence; complete; entire.
3. (Bot.)
Definition: orbicular, or nearly so. Gray.
Ro*tund", n.
Definition: A rotunds. [Obs.] Burke.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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