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.
LIGAMENTAL
Etymology
Adjective
ligamental (comparative more ligamental, superlative most ligamental)
Of, pertaining to, or resembling a ligament
Anagrams
• malleating
Source: Wiktionary
Lig`a*men"tal, Lig"a*men"tous, a. Etym: [Cf. F. ligamenteux.]
Definition: Composing a ligament; of the nature of a ligament; binding; as, a strong ligamentous membrane.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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LIGHT
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