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.
leptorrhine, leptorhine, leptorrhinian, leptorrhinic
(adjective) having a long narrow nose
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Lep"to*rhine, a. Etym: [Gr. , , the nose.] (Anat.)
Definition: Having the nose narrow; -- said esp. of the skull. Opposed to platyrhine.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
8 July 2024
(noun) a line or route along which something travels or moves; “the hurricane demolished houses in its path”; “the track of an animal”; “the course of the river”
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.