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.
VELUTINOUS
Adjective
velutinous (comparative more velutinous, superlative most velutinous)
Having a layer of soft short hairs, like velvet.
Source: Wiktionary
Ve*lu"ti*nous, a. Etym: [It. velluto velvet. See Velvet.] (Bot.)
Definition: Having the surface covered with a fine and dense silky pubescence; velvety; as, a velutinous leaf.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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