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.
CONTREDANSES
Noun
contredanses
plural of contredanse
Source: Wiktionary
CONTREDANSE
Con"tre*danse`, n. [Cf. F. contredanse (fr. E. Country-dance). ]
1. (a) A dance in which the partners are arranged face to face, or in opposite lines. (b) The quadrille. [Obs.]
2. (Music) A piece of music in the rhythm of such a dance.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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