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.
CHARAS
Etymology
Noun
charas (uncountable)
Cannabis resin, used as an intoxicant in India.
Anagrams
• Raasch, Schaar, achars
Source: Wiktionary
CHARA
Cha"ra, n. Etym: [NL., of uncertain origin.] (Bot.)
Definition: A genus of flowerless plants, having articulated stems and whorled branches. They flourish in wet places.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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LEFT
(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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