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.
ANORAK
parka, windbreaker, windcheater, anorak
(noun) a kind of heavy jacket (‘windcheater’ is a British term)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
anorak (plural anoraks)
A heavy weatherproof jacket with an attached hood; a parka or windcheater.
(British, slang) A geek or nerd, possibly originally either a train spotter or a fan of off-shore pirate radio.
Source: Wiktionary
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RESTITUTION
(noun) getting something back again; “upon the restitution of the book to its rightful owner the child was given a tongue lashing”
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