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.
BRAZIERS
Noun
braziers
plural of brazier
Source: Wiktionary
BRAZIER
Bra"sier, Bra"zier, n. Etym: [OE. brasiere, F. braise live coals. See Brass.]
Definition: An artificer who works in brass. Franklin.
Bra"sier, Bra"zier, n. Etym: [F. brasier, braisĂer, fr. braise live coals. See Brass.]
Definition: A pan for holding burning coals.
Bra"zier, n.
Definition: Same as Brasier.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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