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.
PORTATIVE
Etymology
Adjective
portative (comparative more portative, superlative most portative)
(now, rare) Portable. [from 14th c.]
(obsolete) Capable of holding up or carrying. [15th-19th c.]
Noun
portative (plural portatives)
(now, chiefly, historical) A portative organ.
Anagrams
• vaporetti
Source: Wiktionary
Por"ta*tive, a. Etym: [Cf. F. portatif.]
1. Portable. [Obs.]
2. (Physics)
Definition: Capable of holding up or carrying; as, the portative force of a magnet, of atmospheric pressure, or of capillarity.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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RECREANT
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