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.
POESY
poetry, poesy, verse
(noun) literature in metrical form
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
poesy (countable and uncountable, plural poesies)
A poem. [from 14th c.]
(archaic) The class of literature comprising poems; poetry, verse. [from 14th c.]
Synonyms
• poetry
• verse
Anagrams
• Posey, posey, poyse, sepoy
Source: Wiktionary
Po"e*sy, n. Etym: [F. poésie (cf. It. poesia), L. poesis, from Gr. Posy.]
1. The art of composing poems; poetical skill or faculty; as, the heavenly gift of poesy. Shak.
2. Poetry; metrical composition; poems. Music and poesy used to quicken you. Shak.
3. A short conceit or motto engraved on a ring or other thing; a posy. Bacon.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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