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.
SCOTIAS
Noun
scotias
plural of scotia
Source: Wiktionary
SCOTIA
Sco"ti*a, n. Etym: [L., fr. Gr. skoti`a darkness, a sunken molding in the base of a pillar, so called from the dark shadow it casts, from sko`tos darkness.] (Arch.)
Definition: A concave molding used especially in classical architecture.
Sco"ti*a, n. Etym: [L.]
Definition: Scotland [Poetic] O Scotia! my dear, my native soil! Burns.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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