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.
MAKERS
Proper noun
Makers
plural of Maker
Anagrams
• kermas, markes, masker
Noun
makers
plural of maker
Anagrams
• kermas, markes, masker
Source: Wiktionary
MAKER
Mak"er (mak"er) n.,
1. One who makes, forms, or molds; a manufacturer; specifically, the Creator. The universal Maker we may praise. Milton.
2. (Law)
Definition: The person who makes a promissory note.
3. One who writes verses; a poet. [Obs.]
Note: "The Greeks named the poet poihth`s, which name, as the most excellent, hath gone through other languages. It cometh of this word poiei^n, make; wherein, I know not whether by luck or wisdom, we Englishmen have met well the Greeks in calling him a maker." Sir P. Sidney.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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