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.
WIDTH
width, breadth
(noun) the extent of something from side to side
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
width (countable and uncountable, plural widths)
The state of being wide.
The measurement of the extent of something from side to side.
A piece of material measured along its smaller dimension, especially fabric.
(cricket) The horizontal distance between a batsman and the ball as it passes him.
(sports) The use of all the width of the pitch, from one side to the other.
Synonyms
• (extent or measure of how broad or wide something is): breadth
Source: Wiktionary
Width, n. Etym: [From Wide.]
Definition: The quality of being wide; extent from side to side; breadth; wideness; as, the width of cloth; the width of a door.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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