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.
WYVERN
wyvern, wivern
(noun) a fire-breathing dragon used in medieval heraldry; had the head of a dragon and the tail of a snake and a body with wings and two legs
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
wyvern (plural wyverns)
(heraldry, mythology, fantasy) A draconian creature possessing wings, only two legs and usually a barbed tail.
Source: Wiktionary
Wy"vern, n. (Her.)
Definition: Same as Wiver.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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LEFT
(adjective) being or located on or directed toward the side of the body to the west when facing north; “my left hand”; “left center field”; “the left bank of a river is bank on your left side when you are facing downstream”
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