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.
VINCULA
Noun
vincula
plural of vinculum
Source: Wiktionary
VINCULUM
Vin"cu*lum, n.; pl. L. Vincula, E. Vinculums. Etym: [L., from vincire, vinctum, to bind.]
1. A bond of union; a tie.
2. (Math.)
Definition: A straight, horizontal mark placed over two or more members of a compound quantity, which are to be subjected to the same operation, as in the expression x2 + y2 - x + y.
3. (Anat.)
Definition: A band or bundle of fibers; a frænum.
4. (Zoöl.)
Definition: A commissure uniting the two main tendons in the foot of certain birds.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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