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.
UNAPPAREL
Etymology
Verb
unapparel (third-person singular simple present unapparels, present participle unapparelling, simple past and past participle unapparelled)
(obsolete) To divest of clothing; to strip.
That I can study thee, / And, by these meditations refin'd, / Can unapparel and enlarge my mind.
Source: Wiktionary
Un`ap*par"el, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + apparel.]
Definition: To divest of clothing; to strip. [Obs.] Donne.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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