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.
WEBSTER
Webster, Noah Webster
(noun) United States lexicographer (1758-1843)
Webster, Daniel Webster
(noun) United States politician and orator (1782-1817)
Webster, John Webster
(noun) English playwright (1580-1625)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
webster (plural websters)
(now historical) A weaver (originally, specifically female).
Anagrams
• bestrew, brewest
Proper noun
Webster (countable and uncountable, plural Websters)
An English occupational surname for someone who was a weaver.
Any of various dictionaries published under the name Webster.
(jocular) Nickname for a person who is a walking dictionary
A small city, the county seat of Day County, South Dakota, United States.
Anagrams
• bestrew, brewest
Source: Wiktionary
Web"ster, n. Etym: [AS. webbestre. See Web, Weave, and -ster.]
Definition: A weaver; originally, a female weaver. [Obs.] Brathwait.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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