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.
SARCOUS
Etymology
Adjective
sarcous (comparative more sarcous, superlative most sarcous)
(anatomy) fleshy; applied to the minute structural elements that make up muscle fibre
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• Cousars
Source: Wiktionary
Sar"cous, a. Etym: [Gr. (Anat.)
Definition: Fleshy; -- applied to the minute stryctural elements, called sarcous elements, or sarcous disks, of which striated muscular fiber is composed.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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CRITICAL
(adjective) characterized by careful evaluation and judgment; “a critical reading”; “a critical dissertation”; “a critical analysis of Melville’s writings”
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