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.
LORE
lore, traditional knowledge
(noun) knowledge gained through tradition or anecdote; “early peoples passed on plant and animal lore through legend”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Noun
lore (countable and uncountable, plural lores)
All the facts and traditions about a particular subject that have been accumulated over time through education or experience.
The backstory created around a fictional universe.
(obsolete) Workmanship.
Etymology 2
Noun
lore (plural lores)
(anatomy) The region between the eyes and nostrils of birds, reptiles, and amphibians.
(anatomy) The anterior portion of the cheeks of insects.
Etymology 3
Verb
lore
(obsolete) simple past tense and past participle of lose
(obsolete) simple past tense and past participle of lose, used in the sense of "left"
Anagrams
• Orel, Orle, OrĂ«l, eorl, orle, relo, role, rĂ´le
Source: Wiktionary
Lore, n. Etym: [F. lore, L. lorum thong.] (Zoöl.) (a) The space between the eye and bill, in birds, and the corresponding region in reptiles and fishes. (b) The anterior portion of the cheeks of insects.
Lore, obs. imp. & p. p. of Lose. Etym: [See Lose.]
Definition: Lost. Neither of them she found where she them lore. Spenser.
Lore, n. Etym: [OE. lore, lare, AS. lar, fr. l to teach; akin to D. leer teaching, doctrine, G. lehre, Dan. lære, Sw. lära. See Learn, and cf. Lere, v. t.]
1. That which is or may be learned or known; the knowledge gained from tradition, books, or experience; often, the whole body of knowledge possessed by a people or class of people, or pertaining to a particular subject; as, the lore of the Egyptians; priestly lore; legal lore; folklore. "The lore of war." Fairfax. His fair offspring, nursed in princely lore. Milton.
2. That which is taught; hence, instruction; wisdom; advice; counsel. Chaucer. If please ye, listen to my lore. Spenser.
3. Workmanship. [Obs.] Spenser.
LEESE
Leese, v. t. Etym: [See Lose.]
Definition: To lose. [Obs.] They would rather leese their friend than their jest. Lord Burleigh.
Leese, v. t. Etym: [Cf. f. léser, L.laesus, p. p. of laedere.]
Definition: To hurt. [Obs.] B. Jonson.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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CRITICAL
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