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.
CHARIOTS
Noun
chariots
plural of chariot
Anagrams
• Rhacotis, Torchias, actorish, chorista, haricots
Source: Wiktionary
CHARIOT
Char"i*ot, n. Etym: [F. Chariot, from char car. See Car.]
1. (Antiq.)
Definition: A two-wheeled car or vehicle for war, racing, state processions, etc. First moved the chariots, after whom the foot. Cowper.
2. A four-wheeled pleasure or state carriage, having one seat. Shak.
Char"i*ot, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Charioted; p. pr. & vb. n. Charioting.]
Definition: To convey in a chariot. Milton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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