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.
STROWN
Verb
strown
past participle of strow
Source: Wiktionary
Strown,
Definition: p. p. of Strow.
STROW
Strow, v. t. [imp. Strowed; p. p. Strown or Strowed.]
Definition: Same as Strew. Thick as autumnal leaves that strow the brooks In Vallombrosa. Milton. A manner turbid . . . and strown with blemished. M. Arnold.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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