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.
HAUTBOYS
Noun
hautboys
plural of hautboy
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HAUTBOY
Haut"boy, n. Etym: [F. hautbois, lit., high wood; haut high + bois wood. So called on account of its high tone. See Haughty, Bush; and cf. Oboe.]
1. (Mus.)
Definition: A wind instrument, sounded through a reed, and similar in shape to the clarinet, but with a thinner tone. Now more commonly called oboe. See Illust. of Oboe.
2. (Bot.)
Definition: A sort of strawberry (Fragaria elatior).
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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