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.
MONOCLINAL
monoclinal
(adjective) of a geological structure in which all strata are inclined in the same direction
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
monoclinal (not comparable)
(geology) Having one oblique inclination; applied to strata that dip in only one direction from the axis of elevation.
Source: Wiktionary
Mon`o*cli"nal, a. Etym: [See Monoclinic.] (Geol.)
Definition: Having one oblique inclination; -- applied to strata that dip in only one direction from the axis of elevation.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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