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.
TRIFACIAL
Etymology
Adjective
trifacial (not comparable)
trigeminal
Noun
trifacial (plural trifacials)
(neuroanatomy) trigeminal nerve
Source: Wiktionary
Tri*fa"cial, a. Etym: [Pref. tri- + facial.] (Anat.)
Definition: See Trigeminal.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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