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.
ZOOPHOROUS
Zo*öph"o*rous, n. Etym: [L., fr. Gr. Zoöphoric.] (Anc. Arch.)
Definition: The part between the architrave and cornice; the frieze; -- so called from the figures of animals carved upon it.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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