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.
BIFOLD
Etymology
Adjective
bifold (not comparable)
Twofold, double.
Of two kinds.
Noun
bifold (plural bifolds)
(carpentry) A door, window, shutter, or divider consisting of two equal panels hinged together so that it opens by folding the panels against each other.
A sheet of paper or cardboard folded in half along a crease down the center.
A wallet, billfold, or carrying case with a single fold, so that it opens like a book.
A crease or turn that causes something to double back on itself.
Source: Wiktionary
Bi"fold, a. Etym: [Pref. bi- + fold.]
Definition: Twofold; double; of two kinds, degrees, etc. Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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