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.
CONCERTMEISTERS
Noun
concertmeisters
plural of concertmeister
Source: Wiktionary
CONCERTMEISTER
Con*cert`meis"ter, n. Etym: [G.] (Mus.)
Definition: The head violinist or leader of the strings in an orchestra; the sub-leader of the orchestra; concert master.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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