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.
SOLEN
So"len, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr.
1. (Med.)
Definition: A cradle, as for a broken limb. See Cradle, 6.
2. (Zoöl.)
Definition: Any marine bivalve mollusk belonging to Solen or allied genera of the family Solenidæ; a razor shell.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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IMMOBILIZATION
(noun) fixation (as by a plaster cast) of a body part in order to promote proper healing; “immobilization of the injured knee was necessary”
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