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.
SELD
Etymology 1
Noun
seld (plural selds)
(obsolete) A seat, throne.
(obsolete) A shop. (In Medieval Latin records selda or silda (cf. Latin sella); also in Anglo-Norman form seude). Also, a stand for spectators.
Etymology 2
Adjective
seld (comparative more seld, superlative most seld)
(archaic) Rare, uncommon.
Synonyms: infrequent, scarce, uncommon, Thesaurus:rare
Unusual, unwonted.
Synonyms: bizarre, odd, weird, Thesaurus:strange
Adverb
seld (comparative more seld, superlative most seld)
(obsolete or dialectal, Scotland) Seldom.
Synonyms: infrequently, scarcely, uncommonly, Thesaurus:occasionally
Anagrams
• Dels, EDLs, ELSD, LEDs, dels, sled
Source: Wiktionary
Seld, a. Etym: [See Seldom.]
Definition: Rare; uncommon; unusual. [Obs.] Chaucer. Spenser.
Seld, adv.
Definition: Rarely; seldom. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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