Some 16th-century Italian clergymen tried to ban coffee because they believed it to be “satanic.” However, Pope Clement VII loved coffee so much that he lifted the ban and had coffee baptized in 1600.
AILERONS
Noun
ailerons
plural of aileron
Anagrams
• Oslerian, Rosaline, Sorelian, alerions, alienors, arsoline, isoneral, lion's ear, rosaline, rose nail
Source: Wiktionary
AILERON
Ai"le*ron, n. [F., dim. of aile wing.]
1.
Definition: A half gable, as at the end of a penthouse or of the aisle of a church.
2. (Aëronautics) A small plane or surface capable of being manipulated by the pilot of a flying machine to preserve or destroy lateral balance; a hinged wing tip; a lateral stabilizing or balancing plane.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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