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.
ARMFUL
armful
(noun) the quantity that can be contained in the arms
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
armful (plural armfuls or armsful or armsfuls)
The amount an arm or arms can hold.
Coordinate terms
• bladderful
• brainful
• earful
• eyeful
• handful
• heartful
• legful
• lungful
• mouthful
• noseful
• stomachful
Anagrams
• fulmar
Source: Wiktionary
Arm"ful, n.; pl. Armfulus.
Definition: As much as the arm can hold.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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