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.
SCOPULA
Etymology
Noun
scopula (plural scopulas or scopulae)
A dense tuft of hair, as on the legs of certain insects.
Anagrams
• copulas, cupolas, scapulo-
Source: Wiktionary
Scop"u*la, n.; pl. E. Scopulas, L. Scopulæ. Etym: [L. scopulae, pl. a little broom.] (Zoöl.) (a) A peculiar brushlike organ found on the foot of spiders and used in the construction of the web. (b) A special tuft of hairs on the leg of a bee.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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