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.
LUNT
Lunt, Alfred Lunt
(noun) United States actor who performed with his wife Lynn Fontanne in many stage productions (1893-1977)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
lunt (plural lunts)
A slow-burning match or torch.
Smoke with flames, especially from a pipe.
Verb
lunt (third-person singular simple present lunts, present participle lunting, simple past and past participle lunted)
(Scotland) To emit smoke.
(Scotland) To walk while smoking a pipe.
Proper noun
Lunt (plural Lunts)
A surname.
Statistics
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Lunt is the 10593rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3025 individuals. Lunt is most common among White (94.15%) individuals.
Source: Wiktionary
Lunt, n. Etym: [D. lont; akin to Dan. & G. lunte, Sw. lunta. Cf. Link a torch.]
1. The match cord formerly used in firing cannon.
2. A puff of smoke. [Scotch.] Burns.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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