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.
TORSIONAL
Etymology
Adjective
torsional (not comparable)
Of, pertaining to, or achieved using torsion
Anagrams
• tonsorial
Source: Wiktionary
Tor"sion*al, a.
Definition: Of or pertaining to torsion; resulting from torsion, or the force with which a thread or wire returns to a state of rest after having been twisted round its axis; as, torsional force.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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