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.
UPSTARTS
Verb
upstarts
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of upstart
Anagrams
• start-ups, starts up, startups
Source: Wiktionary
UPSTART
Up*start", v. i.
Definition: To start or spring up suddenly. Spenser. Tennyson.
Up"start`, n.
1. One who has risen suddenly, as from low life to wealth, power, or honor; a parvenu. Bacon.
2. (Bot.)
Definition: The meadow saffron. Dr. Prior.
Up"start`, a.
Definition: Suddenly raised to prominence or consequence. "A race of upstart creatures." Milton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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