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.
PURPURA
purpura, peliosis
(noun) any of several blood diseases causing subcutaneous bleeding
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
purpura (countable and uncountable, plural purpuras)
(medicine) The appearance of red or purple discolorations on the skin that do not blanch when pressure is applied, caused by subdermal bleeding.
Proper noun
Purpura (plural Purpuras)
A surname.
Statistics
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Purpura is the 18676th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1472 individuals. Purpura is most common among White (94.57%) individuals.
Source: Wiktionary
Pur"pu*ra, n. Etym: [L., purple, purple fish: cf. F. purpura. See Purple.]
1. (Med.)
Definition: A disease characterized by livid spots on the skin from extravasated blood, with loss of muscular strength, pain in the limbs, and mental dejection; the purples. Dunglison.
2. (Zoöl.)
Definition: A genus of marine gastropods, usually having a rough and thick shell. Some species yield a purple dye.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
Recent Word Finds
Word of the Day
17 March 2025
PARAMAGNET
(noun) magnet made of a substance whose magnetization is proportional to the strength of the magnetic field applied to it
Coffee Trivia
