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.
SETTEES
Noun
settees
plural of settee
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Source: Wiktionary
SETTEE
Set*tee", n. Etym: [From Set; cf. Settle a seat.]
Definition: A long seat with a back, -- made to accommodate several persons at once.
Set*tee", n. Etym: [F. scétie, scitie.] (Naut.)
Definition: A vessel with a very long, sharp prow, carrying two or three masts with lateen sails, -- used in the Mediterranean. [Written also setee.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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BRIGHT
(adjective) made smooth and bright by or as if by rubbing; reflecting a sheen or glow; “bright silver candlesticks”; “a burnished brass knocker”; “she brushed her hair until it fell in lustrous auburn waves”; “rows of shining glasses”; “shiny black patents”
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