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.
HOSTRY
Etymology
Noun
hostry (plural hostries)
(obsolete) A hostelry. [14th-18th c.]
(obsolete) A stable for horses.
Anagrams
• Rosyth, Shorty, shorty
Source: Wiktionary
Host"ry, n. Etym: [OE. hosterie, osterie, OF. hosterie. See Host a landlord.]
1. A hostelry; an inn or lodging house. [Obs.] Marlowe.
2. A stable for horses. [Obs.] Johnson.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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TRANSPOSITION
(noun) (music) playing in a different key from the key intended; moving the pitch of a piece of music upwards or downwards
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