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.
SPIGHT
Proper noun
Spight (plural Spights)
A surname.
Statistics
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Spight is the 29309th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 807 individuals. Spight is most common among Black/African American (84.26%) individuals.
Etymology 1
Noun
spight (plural spights)
Alternative form of speight
Etymology 2
Noun
spight (uncountable)
Obsolete spelling of spite.
Verb
spight (third-person singular simple present spights, present participle spighting, simple past and past participle spighted)
Obsolete spelling of spite.
Source: Wiktionary
Spight, n. & v.
Definition: Spite. [Obs.] Spenser.
Spight, n.
Definition: A woodpecker. See Speight. [Obs.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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UNDERLAY
(verb) raise or support (the level of printing) by inserting a piece of paper or cardboard under the type; “underlay the plate”
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