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.
CLARICHORD
Etymology
Noun
clarichord (plural clarichords)
An old musical instrument in the form of a spinet; the manichord or clavichord.
Source: Wiktionary
Clar"i*chord, n. Etym: [F. clatocorde, fr.L. clarus clear + chorda string. See Chord.]
Definition: A musical instrument, formerly in use, in form of a spinet; -- called also manichord and clavichord.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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