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.
STANDARDWING
Stand"ard-wing`, n. (Zoöl.)
Definition: A curious paradise bird (Semioptera Wallacii) which has two long special feathers standing erect on each wing.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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COWBERRY
(noun) low evergreen shrub of high north temperate regions of Europe and Asia and America bearing red edible berries
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