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.
BORREL
Etymology 1
Noun
borrel (countable and uncountable, plural borrels)
(obsolete) Coarse woollen cloth; hence, coarse clothing; a garment.
A kind of light stuff, of silk and wool.
Etymology 2
Noun
borrel (plural borrels)
A sort of pear with a smooth soft pulp; the red butter pear.
Etymology 3
Adjective
borrel (comparative more borrel, superlative most borrel)
(obsolete) ignorant, unlearned; belonging to the laity, a mean fellow.
Source: Wiktionary
Bor"rel, n. Etym: [OF. burel a kind of coarse woolen cloth, fr. F. bure drugget. See Bureau. Rustic and common people dressed in this cloth, which was prob. so called from its color.]
1. Coarse woolen cloth; hence, coarse clothing; a garment. [Obs.] Chaucer.
2. A kind of light stuff, of silk and wool.
Bor"rel, a. Etym: [Prob. from Borrel, n.]
Definition: Ignorant, unlearned; belonging to the laity. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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