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.
VIBICES
Noun
vibices
plural of vibex
Source: Wiktionary
Vi*bi"ces, n. pl. Etym: [L., pl. of vibex, -icis, the mark of a blow.] (Med.)
Definition: More or less extensive patches of subcutaneous extravasation of blood.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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