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.
FIREBACK
Etymology
Noun
fireback (plural firebacks)
Any of certain species of pheasant in the genus Lophura.
A piece of iron that fits into the back of a fireplace to distribute the heat and keep the brick from cracking.
Anagrams
• back fire, backfire
Source: Wiktionary
Fire"back`, n. (Zoöl.)
Definition: One of several species of pheasants of the genus Euplocamus, having the lower back a bright, fiery red. They inhabit Southern Asia and the East Indies.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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ACCURATE
(adjective) conforming exactly or almost exactly to fact or to a standard or performing with total accuracy; “an accurate reproduction”; “the accounting was accurate”; “accurate measurements”; “an accurate scale”
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