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.
VESTALES
Ves*ta"les, n. pl. Etym: [NL. See Vestal.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: A group of butterflies including those known as virgins, or gossamer-winged butterflies.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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UNSEASONED
(adjective) not tried or tested by experience; “unseasoned artillery volunteers”; “still untested in battle”; “an illustrator untried in mural painting”; “a young hand at plowing”
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