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.
MOSSIE
Etymology 1
Noun
mossie (plural mossies)
(South Africa) Any of various species of sparrow, especially Passer melanurus.
Etymology 2
Noun
mossie (plural mossies)
(UK, Australia, New Zealand, colloquial) A mosquito.
Anagrams
• Moises, mioses, mosies, seismo-
Etymology 1
Proper noun
Mossie
(Ireland) A diminutive of the male given name Maurice.
Etymology 2
Noun
Mossie (plural Mossies)
(dated or historical, UK, military, informal, colloquial) A de Havilland Mosquito.
Anagrams
• Moises, mioses, mosies, seismo-
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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