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.
SELLOTAPE
Etymology
Noun
Sellotape (countable and uncountable, plural Sellotapes)
(UK, Ireland, Australia, NZ) A brand of adhesive tape (and similar products) similar to Scotch tape (US).
Anagrams
• soleplate
Etymology
Noun
sellotape (countable and uncountable, plural sellotapes)
(British, Irish, Australian, New Zealand) Adhesive tape.
Verb
sellotape (third-person singular simple present sellotapes, present participle sellotaping, simple past and past participle sellotaped)
(transitive, British, Irish, Australian, New Zealand) To seal with adhesive tape.
Anagrams
• soleplate
Source: Wiktionary
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