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.
OCTAMETER
octameter
(noun) a verse line having eight metrical feet
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
octameter (plural octameters)
A line of verse containing eight metrical feet
Anagrams
• actometer
Source: Wiktionary
Oc*tam"e*ter, n. Etym: [Cf.L. octameter in eight feet. See Octa-, and meter.] (Pros.)
Definition: A verse containing eight feet; as, -- Deep'' in|to'' the | dark''ness | peer''ing, | long'' I | stood'' there | wond'''ring, | fear''ing. Poe.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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