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.
TUQUE
Etymology
Noun
tuque (plural tuques)
(Canada) Alternative form of toque
A watch cap.
Source: Wiktionary
Tuque, n. [Canadian F. See Toque.]
Definition: A kind of warm cap winter wear, made from a knit bag with closed tapered ends by pushing one end within the other, thus making a conical cap of double thickness.
Picturesque fellow with tuques, red sashes, and fur coats. F. Remington.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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