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.
MIDDAYS
Noun
middays
plural of midday
Anagrams
• dismayd, dyadism, mydaids
Source: Wiktionary
MIDDAY
Mid"day`, n. Etym: [AS. middæg. See Mid, a., and Day.]
Definition: The middle part of the day; noon.
Mid"day`, a.
Definition: Of or pertaining to noon; meridional; as, the midday sun.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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