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.
EVETS
Noun
evets
plural of evet
Anagrams
• STEVE, Steve, steve
Source: Wiktionary
EVET
Ev"et, n. Etym: [See Eft, n.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: The common newt or eft. In America often applied to several species of aquatic salamanders. [Written also evat.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’
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