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.
WREN
wren, jenny wren
(noun) any of several small active brown birds of the northern hemisphere with short upright tails; they feed on insects
Wren, Sir Christopher Wren
(noun) English architect who designed more than fifty London churches (1632-1723)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
wren (plural wrens)
Any member of a mainly New World passerine bird family Troglodytidae; true wren.
Troglodytes troglodytes (Eurasian wren)
Small bird of similar appearance to a true wren.
Anagrams
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Etymology 1
Proper noun
Wren
A surname.
Sir Christopher Wren, English architect
(rare) A male or female given name from English from the noun wren.
Etymology 2
Noun
Wren (plural Wrens)
(UK, informal) A female member of the Royal Navy (a member of the WRNS)
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• wern
Source: Wiktionary
Wren, n. Etym: [OE. wrenne, AS. wrenna, wrænna, perhaps akin to wr lascivious.]
1. (Zoöl.)
Definition: Any one of numerous species of small singing birds belonging to Troglodytes and numerous allied of the family Troglodytidæ.
Note: Among the species best known are the house wren (Troglodytes aëdon) common in both Europe and America, and the American winter wren (T. hiemalis). See also Cactus wren, Marsh wren, and Rock wren, under Cactus, Marsh, and Rock.
2. (Zoöl.)
Definition: Any one of numerous species of small singing birds more or less resembling the true wrens in size and habits.
Note: Among these are several species of European warblers; as, the reed wren (see Reed warbler (a), under Reed), the sedge wren (see Sedge warbler, under Sedge), the willow wren (see Willow warbler, under Willow), the golden-crested wren, and the ruby-crowned wren (see Kinglet). Ant wren, any one of numerous South American birds of the family Formicaridæ, allied to the ant thrushes.
– Blue wren, a small Australian singing bird (Malurus cyaneus), the male of which in the breeding season is bright blue. Called also superb warbler.
– Emu wren. See in the Vocabulary.
– Wren babbler, any one of numerous species of small timaline birds belonging to Alcippe, Stachyris, Timalia, and several allied genera. These birds are common in Southern Asia and the East Indies.
– Wren tit. See Ground wren, under Ground.
– Wren warbler, any one of several species of small Asiatic and African singing birds belonging to Prinia and allied genera. These birds are closely allied to the tailor birds, and build their nests in a similar manner. See also Pincpinc.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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