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.
GLOTTIS
glottis
(noun) the vocal apparatus of the larynx; the true vocal folds and the space between them where the voice tone is generated
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
glottis (plural glottises or glottides)
(anatomy) The opening between the true vocal cords, located in the larynx.
Source: Wiktionary
Glot"tis, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. Gloss an explanatory remark.] (Anat.)
Definition: The opening from the pharynx into the larynx or into the trachea. See Larynx.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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