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.
TOPOGRAPHY
topography
(noun) the configuration of a surface and the relations among its man-made and natural features
topography
(noun) precise detailed study of the surface features of a region
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
topography (countable and uncountable, plural topographies)
A precise description of a place.
A detailed graphic representation of the surface features of a place or object.
The features themselves; terrain.
The surveying of the features.
Anagrams
• optography
Source: Wiktionary
To*pog"ra*phy, n. Etym: [F. topographie, Gr.
Definition: The description of a particular place, town, manor, parish, or tract of land; especially, the exact and scientific delineation and description in minute detail of any place or region.
Note: Topography, as the description of particular places, is distinguished from chorography, the description of a region or a district, and for geography, the description of the earth or of countries. Brande & C.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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