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.
SUNSTONE
sunstone, aventurine
(noun) a translucent quartz spangled with bits of mica or other minerals
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
sunstone (countable and uncountable, plural sunstones)
(mineral) A translucent form of feldspar having flakes of hematite, used as an ornamental stone.
Synonyms
• heliolite
Anagrams
• neustons
Source: Wiktionary
Sun"stone`, n. (Med.)
Definition: Aventurine feldspar. See under Aventurine.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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