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.
SIGNPOST
signpost, guidepost
(noun) a post bearing a sign that gives directions or shows the way
signpost
(verb) mark with a signpost, as of a path
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
signpost (plural signposts)
a post bearing a sign that gives information on directions
(cryptic crosswords) A word or phrase within a clue that serves as an indicator, rather than being fodder.
Verb
signpost (third-person singular simple present signposts, present participle signposting, simple past and past participle signposted)
(transitive) To install signposts on.
(transitive) To direct (somebody) to services, resources, etc.
To indicate logical progress of a discourse using words or phrases such as now, right, to recap, to sum up, as I was saying, etc.
To signal, as if with a signpost
Anagrams
• postings, stop sign, stopings, stopsign
Source: Wiktionary
Sign"post`, n.
Definition: A post on which a sign hangs, or on which papers are placed to give public notice of anything.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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