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.
CURSORS
Noun
cursors
plural of cursor
Verb
cursors
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cursor
Source: Wiktionary
CURSOR
Cur"sor (kr"sr), n. Etym: [L., a runner. See Cursitor.]
Definition: Any part of a mathematical instrument that moves or slides backward and forward upon another part.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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PRESENTATION
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