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.
KILTER
kilter, kelter
(noun) in working order; “out of kilter”; “in good kilter”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
kilter (countable and uncountable, plural kilters)
(usually in the negative) Alternative form of kelter (“(good) condition, form, or order; fettle”) [from 17th c.]
Alternative form of kelter (“a bad hand of cards in a game”)
Anagrams
• kirtle
Source: Wiktionary
Kil"ter, n.
Definition: See Kelter.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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SUCCESS
(noun) an event that accomplishes its intended purpose; “let’s call heads a success and tails a failure”; “the election was a remarkable success for the Whigs”
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