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.
CANTO
canto
(noun) a major division of a long poem
canto
(noun) the highest part (usually the melody) in a piece of choral music
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Proper noun
Canto
(informal) Cantonese.
Anagrams
• Acton, act on, acton, octan
Etymology
Noun
canto (plural cantos)
One of the chief divisions of a long poem; a book.
(music) The treble or leading melody.
Anagrams
• Acton, act on, acton, octan
Source: Wiktionary
Can"to, n.; pl. Cantos. Etym: [It. canto, fr. L. cantus singing, song. See Chant.]
1. One of the chief divisions of a long poem; a book.
2. (Mus.)
Definition: The highest vocal part; the air or melody in choral music; anciently the tenor, now the soprano. Canto fermo ( Etym: [It.] (Mus.), the plain ecclesiastical chant in cathedral service; the plain song.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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