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.
SUR
Sur, Tyre
(noun) a port in southern Lebanon on the Mediterranean Sea; formerly a major Phoenician seaport famous for silks
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Sur-. Etym: [F. sur over, above, contr. fr. L. super, supra. See Super-.]
Definition: A prefix signifying over, above, beyond, upon.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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14 November 2024
FRISK
(noun) the act of searching someone for concealed weapons or illegal drugs; “he gave the suspect a quick frisk”
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