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.
PICCOLO
piccolo
(noun) a small flute; pitched an octave above the standard flute
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
piccolo (plural piccolos)
(musical instruments) An instrument similar to a flute, but smaller, and playing an octave higher.
A waiter's assistant in a hotel or restaurant.
A bottle of champagne containing 0.1875 liters of fluid, 1/4 the volume of a standard bottle; a quarter bottle or snipe.
Source: Wiktionary
Pic"co*lo, n. Etym: [It., small.]
1. (Mus.)
Definition: A small, shrill flute, the pitch of which is an octave higher than the ordinary flute; an octave flute.
2. (Mus.)
Definition: A small upright piano.
3. (Mus.)
Definition: An organ stop, with a high, piercing tone.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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