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.
SLEIGHTS
Noun
sleights
plural of sleight
Proper noun
Sleights
A village in Eskdaleside cum Ugglebarnby parish, Scarborough district, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref NZ8607).
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SLEIGHT
Sleight, n. Etym: [OE. sleighte, sleihte, sleithe, Icel. sl (for sl) slyness, cunning, fr. sl (for sl) sly, cunning. See Sly.]
1. Cunning; craft; artful practice. [Obs.] "His sleight and his covin." Chaucer.
2. An artful trick; sly artifice; a feat so dexterous that the manner of performance escapes observation. The world hath many subtle sleights. Latimer.
3. Dexterous practice; dexterity; skill. Chaucer. "The juggler's sleight." Hudibras. Sleight of hand, legerdemain; prestidigitation.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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