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.
BLAINS
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blains
plural of blain
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Blains
plural of Blain
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Source: Wiktionary
BLAIN
Blain, n. Etym: [OE. blein, bleyn, AS. bl; akin to Dan. blegn, D. blein; perh. fr. the same root as E. bladder. See Bladder.]
1. An inflammatory swelling or sore; a bulla, pustule, or blister. Blotches and blains must all his flesh emboss. Milton.
2. (Far.)
Definition: A bladder growing on the root of the tongue of a horse, against the windpipe, and stopping the breath.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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