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.
CURVILINEAR
curvilineal, curvilinear
(adjective) characterized by or following a curved line; “curvilinear tracery”; “curvilinear motion”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
curvilinear (not comparable)
(of a line) Having bends; curved; curvilineal.
(geometry, arts) Formed by curved lines.
Source: Wiktionary
Cur`vi*lin"e*al (-al), Cur`vi*lin"e*ar (-r), a. Etym: [L. curvus bent + E. lineal, linear.]
Definition: Consisting of, or bounded by, curved lines; as, a curvilinear figure.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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