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.
TEXTURING
Verb
texturing
present participle of texture
Source: Wiktionary
TEXTURE
Tex"ture, n. Etym: [L. textura, fr. texere, textum, to weave: cf. F. texture. See Text.]
1. The act or art of weaving. [R.] Sir T. Browne.
2. That which woven; a woven fabric; a web. Milton. Others, apart far in the grassy dale, Or roughening waste, their humble texture weave. Thomson.
3. The disposition or connection of threads, filaments, or other slender bodies, interwoven; as, the texture of cloth or of a spider's web.
4. The disposition of the several parts of any body in connection with each other, or the manner in which the constituent parts are united; structure; as, the texture of earthy substances or minerals; the texture of a plant or a bone; the texture of paper; a loose or compact texture.
5. (Biol.)
Definition: A tissue. See Tissue.
Tex"ture, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Textured; p. pr. & vb. n. Texturing.]
Definition: To form a texture of or with; to interweave. [R.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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CONNECTION
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