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.
MIDCALF
Etymology
Adjective
midcalf (not comparable)
Extending to the middle of the calf of the leg
Adverb
midcalf (not comparable)
At or to the middle of the calf
Noun
midcalf (plural midcalves)
The middle of the calf
The skirt extended to the midcalf.
Source: Wiktionary
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ANALYSIS
(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’
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