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.
TAXICORN
Tax"i*corn, n. Etym: [L. taxus a yew + cornu a horn: cf. F. taxicorne.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: One of a family of beetles (Taxicornes) whose antennæ are largest at the tip. Also used adjectively.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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PUNGENCY
(noun) wit having a sharp and caustic quality; “he commented with typical pungency”; “the bite of satire”
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