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.
WINDOWPANE
windowpane, Scophthalmus aquosus
(noun) very thin translucent flounder of the Atlantic coast of North America
windowpane, window
(noun) a pane of glass in a window; “the ball shattered the window”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
windowpane (plural windowpanes)
A piece of glass filling a window or a section of a window
(slang) A quadruple dose of liquid LSD.
Source: Wiktionary
Win"dow*pane`, n.
1. (Arch.)
Definition: See Pane, n., (3) b. [In this sense, written also window pane.]
2. (Zoöl.)
Definition: A thin, spotted American turbot (Pleuronectes maculatus) remarkable for its translucency. It is not valued as a food fish. Called also spotted turbot, daylight, spotted sand flounder, and water flounder.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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