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.
SCRAPBOOK
scrapbook
(noun) an album into which clippings or notes or pictures can be pasted
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
scrapbook (plural scrapbooks)
a book, similar to a notebook or journal, in which personal or family memorabilia and photos are collected and arranged
Verb
scrapbook (third-person singular simple present scrapbooks, present participle scrapbooking, simple past and past participle scrapbooked)
to create scrapbooks
Source: Wiktionary
Scrap"book`, n.
Definition: A blank book in which extracts cut from books and papers may be pasted and kept.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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UNMARRIED
(adjective) not married or related to the unmarried state; “unmarried men and women”; “unmarried life”; “sex and the single girl”; “single parenthood”; “are you married or single?”
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