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.
MASTHEAD
masthead
(noun) the head or top of a mast
masthead
(noun) the title of a newspaper or magazine; usually printed on the front page and on the editorial page
masthead, flag
(noun) a listing printed in all issues of a newspaper or magazine (usually on the editorial page) that gives the name of the publication and the names of the editorial staff, etc.
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
masthead (plural mastheads)
(nautical) The top of a mast.
(US) A list of a newspaper or other periodical's main staff, contributing writers, publisher, circulation, advertising rates etc.
(UK) The title (normally in a large and distinctive font) of a newspaper at the top of the front page
Synonyms
• (list of a paper's main staff): imprint (UK)
• (title): nameplate (US)
Verb
masthead (third-person singular simple present mastheads, present participle mastheading, simple past and past participle mastheaded)
(nautical, transitive) To send to the masthead as a punishment.
Anagrams
• Steadham
Source: Wiktionary
Mast"head`, n. (Naut.)
Definition: The top or head of a mast; the part of a mast above the hounds.
Mast"head", v. t. (Naut.)
Definition: To cause to go to the masthead as a punishment. Marryat.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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