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.
BABIER
BABY
Ba"by, n.; pl. Babies. Etym: [Dim. of babe]
Definition: An infant or young child of either sex; a babe.
2. A small image of an infant; a doll. Babies in the eyes, the minute reflection which one sees of one's self in the eyes of another. She clung about his neck, gave him ten kisses, Toyed with his locks, looked babies in his eyes. Heywood.
Ba"by, a.
Definition: Pertaining to, or resembling, an infant; young or little; as, baby swans. "Baby figure" Shak.
Ba"by, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Babied (p. pr. & vb. n.Babying.]
Definition: To treat like a young child; to keep dependent; to humor; to fondle. Young.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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