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.
CARILLON
carillon
(noun) set of bells hung in a bell tower
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
carillon (plural carillons)
(musical instrument) A set of bells, often in a bell tower, sometimes operated by means of a keyboard (manual or pedal), originating from the Low Countries.
A tune adapted to be played by musical bells.
Anagrams
• corallin
Source: Wiktionary
Car"il*lon, n. Etym: [F. carillon a chime of bells, originally consisting of four bells, as if fr.. (assumed) L. quadrilio, fr. quatuer four.]
1. (Mus.)
Definition: A chime of bells diatonically tuned, played by clockwork or by finger keys.
2. A tune adapted to be played by musical bells.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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