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.
SUSPIRES
Verb
suspires
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of suspire
Source: Wiktionary
SUSPIRE
Sus*pire", v. i. Etym: [L. suspirare to breathe out, to sigh; sub under + spirare to breathe: cf. F. souspirer, OF. souspirer.]
Definition: To fetch a long, deep breath; to sigh; to breathe. Shak. Fireflies that suspire In short, soft lapses of transported flame. Mrs. Browning.
Sus*pire", n. Etym: [Cf. L. suspirium.]
Definition: A long, deep breath; a sigh. [Obs.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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