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.
TAUTER
Adjective
tauter
comparative form of taut
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Source: Wiktionary
TAUT
Taut, a. Etym: [Dan. tæt; akin to E. tight. See Tight.]
1. (Naut.)
Definition: Tight; stretched; not slack; -- said esp. of a rope that is tightly strained.
2. Sung; close; firm; secure. Taut hand (Naut.), a sailor's term for an officer who is severe in discipline.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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