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.
STYE
sty, stye, hordeolum, eye infection
(noun) an infection of the sebaceous gland of the eyelid
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Noun
stye (plural styes)
(disease) A bacterial infection in the eyelash or eyelid.
Synonyms
• hordeolum
Etymology 2
Noun
stye (plural styes)
Archaic form of sty. (shelter for pigs)
Anagrams
• Tyes, etys, stey, teys, tyes, yest, yet's, yets
Source: Wiktionary
Stye, n.
Definition: See Sty, a boil.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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LEFT
(adjective) being or located on or directed toward the side of the body to the west when facing north; “my left hand”; “left center field”; “the left bank of a river is bank on your left side when you are facing downstream”
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