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.
SPIRY
Etymology
Adjective
spiry (comparative more spiry, superlative most spiry)
Like or resembling a spire.
Abounding in spires.
Of a spiral form; wreathed; curled; serpentine.
Hid in the spiry volumes of the snake.
Source: Wiktionary
Spir"y, a. Etym: [From Spire a winding line.]
Definition: Of a spiral form; wreathed; curled; serpentine. Hid in the spiry volumes of the snake. Dryden.
Spir"y, a. Etym: [FR. Spire a steeple.]
Definition: Of or pertaining to a spire; like a spire, tall, slender, and tapering; abounding in spires; as, spiry turrets. "Spiry towns." Thomson.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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AIR
(noun) a distinctive but intangible quality surrounding a person or thing; “an air of mystery”; “the house had a neglected air”; “an atmosphere of defeat pervaded the candidate’s headquarters”; “the place had an aura of romance”
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