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.
OPTICIAN
optician, lens maker
(noun) a worker who makes glasses for remedying defects of vision
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
optician (plural opticians)
A person who makes or dispenses lenses, spectacles.
A person who sells lenses, spectacles etc.
Anagrams
• cation-pi
Source: Wiktionary
Op*ti"cian, n. Etym: [Cf. F. opticien. See Optic, a.]
1. One skilled in optics. [R.] A. Smith.
2. One who deals in optical glasses and instruments.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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