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.
prore (plural prores)
(poetic, obsolete) The prow or fore part of a ship.
• Perro, Roper, porer, repro, roper
Source: Wiktionary
Prore, n. Etym: [L. prora, Gr. prora. See Prow, n.]
Definition: The prow or fore part of a ship. [Poetic] "Galleys with vermilion prores." Pope.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 February 2025
(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’
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.