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.
PIROUETTES
Noun
pirouettes
plural of pirouette
Verb
pirouettes
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of pirouette
Source: Wiktionary
PIROUETTE
Pir`ou*ette", n. Etym: [F.; of uncertain origin.]
1. A whirling or turning on the toes in dancing.
2. (Man.)
Definition: The whirling about of a horse.
Pir`ou*ette", v. i. [imp. & p. p. Pirouetted; p. pr. & vb. n. Pirouetting.] Etym: [F. pirouetter.]
Definition: To perform a pirouette; to whirl, like a dancer.
PIROUETTE
Pir`ou*ette", n. Etym: [F.; of uncertain origin.]
1. A whirling or turning on the toes in dancing.
2. (Man.)
Definition: The whirling about of a horse.
Pir`ou*ette", v. i. [imp. & p. p. Pirouetted; p. pr. & vb. n. Pirouetting.] Etym: [F. pirouetter.]
Definition: To perform a pirouette; to whirl, like a dancer.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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