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.
ALTOSTRATI
ALTOSTRATUS
altostratus, altostratus cloud
(noun) a stratus cloud at an intermediate altitude of 2 or 3 miles
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
altostrati
plural of altostratus
Source: Wiktionary
ALTOSTRATUS
Al`to-stra"tus, n. [L. altus high + L. & E. stratus.] (Meteor.)
Definition: A cloud formation similar to cirro-stratus, but heavier and at a lower level.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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