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.
TAMPONS
Noun
tampons
plural of tampon
Anagrams
• postman, topsman
Source: Wiktionary
TAMPON
Tam"pon, n. Etym: [F. See Tampion.] (Surg.)
Definition: A plug introduced into a natural or artificial cavity of the body in order to arrest hemorrhage, or for the application of medicine.
Tam"pon, v. t. (Surg.)
Definition: To plug with a tampon.
TAMPON
Tam"pon, n. Etym: [F. See Tampion.] (Surg.)
Definition: A plug introduced into a natural or artificial cavity of the body in order to arrest hemorrhage, or for the application of medicine.
Tam"pon, v. t. (Surg.)
Definition: To plug with a tampon.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
Recent Word Finds
Word of the Day
25 January 2025
DERMATOGLYPHICS
(noun) the study of the whorls and loops and arches in the fingertips and on the palms of the hand and the soles of the feet; “some criminologists specialize in dermatoglyphics”
Coffee Trivia
