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.
CARREL
carrel, carrell, cubicle, stall
(noun) small individual study area in a library
Carrel, Alexis Carrel
(noun) French surgeon and biologist who developed a way to suture and graft blood vessels (1873-1944)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Proper noun
Carrel (plural Carrels)
A surname.
Statistics
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Carrel is the 25171st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 985 individuals. Carrel is most common among White (91.57%) individuals.
Anagrams
• clarrĂ©
Etymology 1
Noun
carrel (plural carrels)
(architecture) A small closet or enclosure built against a window on the inner side, to sit in for study.
Hence, a partially partitioned space for studying or reading, often in a library.
Etymology 2
Noun
carrel (plural carrels)
A square-headed arrow; a quarrel.
Anagrams
• clarrĂ©
Source: Wiktionary
Car"rel, n.
Definition: See Quarrel, an arrow.
Car"rel, n. (Arch.)
Definition: Same as 4th Carol.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(adjective) being or located on or directed toward the side of the body to the west when facing north; “my left hand”; “left center field”; “the left bank of a river is bank on your left side when you are facing downstream”
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