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.
OFFCUT
Etymology
Verb
offcut (third-person singular simple present offcuts, present participle offcutting, simple past and past participle offcut)
(transitive) To cut off.
Noun
offcut (plural offcuts)
A piece that has been cut off of a larger piece when not needed; surplus.
Adjective
offcut (comparative more offcut, superlative most offcut)
Cut off.
Excess; surplus.
Anagrams
• cut off, cut-off, cutoff
Source: Wiktionary
Off"cut`, n.
1. That which is cut off.
2. (Bookbinding)
Definition: A portion ofthe printed sheet, in certain sizes of books, that is cut off before folding.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
Word of the Day
25 December 2024
UNAMBIGUOUS
(adjective) having or exhibiting a single clearly defined meaning; “As a horror, apartheid...is absolutely unambiguous”- Mario Vargas Llosa
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