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.
CAPITATE
capitate
(adjective) being abruptly enlarged and globose at the tip
capitate, capitate bone, os capitatum
(noun) the wrist bone with a rounded head shape that articulates with the 3rd metacarpus
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
capitate (not comparable)
(anatomy) Having a distinct globular tip.
(botany) Forming a dense, head-like cluster, such as the inflorescences of composites.
Noun
capitate (plural capitates)
(anatomy) The capitate bone of the wrist.
Verb
capitate (third-person singular simple present capitates, present participle capitating, simple past and past participle capitated)
(US, health care) To pay health-care providers using a capitation system.
Source: Wiktionary
Cap"i*tate, a Etym: [L. capitatus fr. caput head.]
1. Headlike in form; also, having the distal end enlarged and rounded, as the stigmas of certain flowers.
2. (Bot.)
Definition: Having the flowers gathered into a head.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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SQUARE
(adjective) having four equal sides and four right angles or forming a right angle; “a square peg in a round hole”; “a square corner”
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