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.
APOSTIL
Etymology
Noun
apostil (plural apostils)
A marginal note; a gloss.
A method of verification for international documents.
Anagrams
• 'ospital, Topsail, topsail
Source: Wiktionary
A*pos"til, A*pos"tille, n. Etym: [F. apostille. See Postil.]
Definition: A marginal note on a letter or other paper; an annotation. Motley.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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