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.
PROPTERYGIUM
Prop`te*ryg"i*um, n; pl. Propterygia. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Anat.)
Definition: The anterior of three principal cartilages in the fins of some fishes.
– Prop`ter*yg"i*al, a.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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