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.
STRINGENDO
Etymology
Noun
stringendo (plural stringendos or stringendi)
(music) A passage in music to be played gradually faster; a section of music with in which the tempo slowly increases.
Adverb
stringendo (not comparable)
(music) Played with gradually increasing tempo.
Anagrams
• Edringtons, Redingtons, grindstone
Source: Wiktionary
Strin"gen*do, a. Etym: [It.] (Mus.)
Definition: Urging or hastening the time, as to a climax.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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