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.
SYRTES
Noun
syrtes
plural of syrtis
Anagrams
• Streys, Styers, tressy
Source: Wiktionary
SYRTIS
Syr"tis, n.; pl. Syrtes. Etym: [See Syrt.]
Definition: A quicksand. Quenched in a boggy syrtis, neither sea Nor good dry land. Milton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(adjective) worth having or seeking or achieving; “a desirable job”; “computer with many desirable features”; “a desirable outcome”
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