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.
PULVINAR
Etymology
Noun
pulvinar (plural pulvinars)
(anatomy) A prominence on the posterior part of the thalamus of the human brain.
(obsolete) A pillow or cushion.
Adjective
pulvinar (comparative more pulvinar, superlative most pulvinar)
Padded; formed like a cushion.
Anagrams
• parvulin
Source: Wiktionary
Pul*vi"nar, n. Etym: [L., a cushion.] (Anat.)
Definition: A prominence on the posterior part of the thalamus of the human brain.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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