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.
UNPICKED
Verb
unpicked
simple past tense and past participle of unpick
Adjective
unpicked (not comparable)
Not having been picked.
a row of unpicked strawberries
Source: Wiktionary
Un*picked", a. Etym: [Properly p. p. of unpick.]
Definition: Picked out; picked open.
2. Etym: [Pref. un- not + picked.]
Definition: Not picked. Milton.
UNPICK
Un*pick, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- (intensive) + pick.]
Definition: To pick out; to undo by picking.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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