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.
Eger
A city in Hungary.
• Geer, Gere, egre, geer, gree
eger (plural egers)
Alternative spelling of eagre
• Geer, Gere, egre, geer, gree
Source: Wiktionary
E"ger, E"gre, a. Etym: [See Eager.]
Definition: Sharp; bitter; acid; sour. [Obs.] The egre words of thy friend. Chaucer.
E"ger, n.
Definition: An impetuous flood; a bore. See Eagre.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
25 April 2024
(verb) embody the essential characteristics of or be a typical example of; “The fugue typifies Bach’s style of composition”
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.