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.
VELVETEEN
velveteen
(noun) a usually cotton fabric with a short pile imitating velvet
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
velveteen (countable and uncountable, plural velveteens)
A cotton fabric with a short pile, resembling velvet.
Source: Wiktionary
Vel`vet*een", n. Etym: [Cf. F. velvetine. See Velvet.]
Definition: A kind of cloth, usually cotton, made in imitation of velvet; cotton velvet.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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DISPERSION
(noun) the act of dispersing or diffusing something; “the dispersion of the troops”; “the diffusion of knowledge”
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