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.
WAYFARINGS
Noun
wayfarings
plural of wayfaring
Source: Wiktionary
WAYFARING
Way"far`ing, a.
Definition: Traveling; passing; being on a journey. "A wayfaring man." Judg. xix. 17. Wayfaring tree (Bot.), a European shrub (Viburnum lantana) having large ovate leaves and dense cymes of small white flowers.
– American wayfaring tree (Bot.), the (Viburnum lantanoides).
WAYFARE
Way"fare`, v. i. Etym: [Way + fare to go.]
Definition: To journey; to travel; to go to and fro. [Obs.] A certain Laconian, as he wayfared, came unto a place where there dwelt an old friend of his. Holland.
Way"fare`, n.
Definition: The act of journeying; travel; passage. [Obs.] Holland.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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