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.
WEXES
Verb
wexes
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of wex
Source: Wiktionary
WEX
Wex, v. t. & i.
Definition: To grow; to wax. [Obs.] Chaucer. "Each wexing moon." Dryden.
Wex, obs. imp. of Wex.
Definition: Waxed. Chaucer.
Wex, n.
Definition: Wax. [Obs.] "Yelwe as wex." Chaucer.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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