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.
OCTAVOS
Noun
octavos
plural of octavo
Source: Wiktionary
OCTAVO
Oc*ta"vo, n.;pl. Octavos. Etym: [L. in octavo; in in + octavo, abl. of octavus. See Octave.]
Definition: A book composed of sheets each of which is folded into eight leaves; hence, indicating more or less definitely a size of book so made; -- usually written 8vo or 8Âş.
Oc*ta"vo, a.
Definition: Having eight leaves to a sheet; as, an octavo form, book, leaf, size, etc.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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