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.
INCISURE
incisure, incisura
(noun) (anatomy) a notch or small hollow
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
incisure (plural incisures)
(anatomy) A notch or indent.
A cut or incision.
Synonyms
• (anatomical notch or indent): incisura
Anagrams
• sciurine
Source: Wiktionary
In*cis"ure, n. Etym: [L. incisura: cf. F. incisure.]
Definition: A cut; an incision; a gash. Derham.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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SQUARE
(adjective) having four equal sides and four right angles or forming a right angle; “a square peg in a round hole”; “a square corner”
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