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.
TRACHELIDAN
Tra*chel"i*dan, n. Etym: [Gr. (Zoöl.)
Definition: Any one of a tribe of beetles (Trachelides) which have the head supported on a pedicel. The oil beetles and the Cantharides are examples.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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