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.
CAVIARE
caviar, caviare
(noun) salted roe of sturgeon or other large fish; usually served as an hors d’oeuvre
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
caviare (countable and uncountable, plural caviares)
Alternative spelling of caviar
Anagrams
• avarice
Source: Wiktionary
Ca*viare", Cav"i*ar, n. Etym: [F. caviar, fr. It. caviale, fr. Turk. Havi\'ber.]
Definition: The roes of the sturgeon, prepared and salted; -- used as a relish, esp. in Russia.
Note: Caviare was considered a delicacy, by some, in Shakespeare's time, but was not relished by most. Hence Hamlet says of a certain play. "'T was caviare to the general," i. e., above the taste of the common people.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
Recent Word Finds
Word of the Day
11 May 2025
MALLET
(noun) a light drumstick with a rounded head that is used to strike such percussion instruments as chimes, kettledrums, marimbas, glockenspiels, etc.
Coffee Trivia
