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.
BOULLE
boulle, boule, buhl
(noun) an inlaid furniture decoration; tortoiseshell and yellow and white metal form scrolls in cabinetwork
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
boulle (usually uncountable, plural boulles)
(woodworking) Alternative form of buhl
Anagrams
• lobule
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FOCUS
(noun) maximum clarity or distinctness of an image rendered by an optical system; “in focus”; “out of focus”
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