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.
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AMBARY
Am*ba"ry, n., or Ambary hemp. [Hind. ambara, ambari.]
Definition: A valuable East Indian fiber plant (Hibiscus cannabinus), or its fiber, which is used throughout India for making ropes, cordage, and a coarse canvas and sackcloth; --called also brown Indian hemp.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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