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.
BARTIZANS
Noun
bartizans
plural of bartizan
Source: Wiktionary
BARTIZAN
Bar"ti*zan`, n. Etym: [Cf. Brettice.] (Arch.)
Definition: A small, overhanging structure for lookout or defense, usually projecting at an angle of a building or near an entrance gateway.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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