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.
SANDBAR
sandbar, sand bar
(noun) a bar of sand
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
sandbar (plural sandbars)
A ridge of sand caused by the action of waves along a shore.
Anagrams
• bandars
Source: Wiktionary
Word of the Day
28 November 2024
SYNCRETISM
(noun) the fusion of originally different inflected forms (resulting in a reduction in the use of inflections)
Coffee Trivia
