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.
BOOTLACE
bootlace
(noun) a long lace for fastening boots
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
bootlace (plural bootlaces)
A long lace for fastening boots.
A long, thin, chewy confectionery, typically with liquorice or fruit flavour.
Source: Wiktionary
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RESTORATION
(noun) some artifact that has been restored or reconstructed; “the restoration looked exactly like the original”
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