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.
ZITHERS
Noun
zithers
plural of zither
Anagrams
• Hritzes
Source: Wiktionary
ZITHER
Zith"er, n. Etym: [G. zither. See Cittern.] (Mus.)
Definition: An instrument of music used in Austria and Germany. It has from thirty to forty wires strung across a shallow sounding-board, which lies horizontally on a table before the performer, who uses both hands in playing on it.
Note: [Not to be confounded with the old lute-shaped cittern, or cithern.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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