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.
MIGRAINE
migraine, megrim, sick headache, hemicrania
(noun) a severe recurring vascular headache; occurs more frequently in women than men
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
migraine (countable and uncountable, plural migraines)
(pathology) A severe, disabling headache, usually affecting only one side of the head, and often accompanied by nausea, vomiting, photophobia and visual disturbances.
(pathology) A neurological condition characterised by such headaches.
Synonyms
• (severe disabling headache): hemicrania, megrim (rare), migraine headache, sick headache
Anagrams
• imaginer, reaiming, regimina
Source: Wiktionary
Mi*graine", n. Etym: [F.]
Definition: Same as Megrim.
– Mi*grain"ous, a.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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IMPROVISED
(adjective) done or made using whatever is available; “crossed the river on improvised bridges”; “the survivors used jury-rigged fishing gear”; “the rock served as a makeshift hammer”
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