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.
BRIDALS
Noun
bridals
plural of bridal
Anagrams
• labrids, ribalds
Source: Wiktionary
BRIDAL
Brid"al, a. Etym: [From Bride. Cf. Bridal, n.]
Definition: Of or pertaining to a bride, or to wedding; nuptial; as, bridal ornaments; a bridal outfit; a bridal chamber.
Brid"al, n. Etym: [OE. bridale, brudale, AS. br brideale, bridal feast. See Bride, and Ale, 2.]
Definition: A nuptia; festival or ceremony; a marriage. Sweet day, so cool, so calm, so bright, The bridal of the earth and sky. Herbert.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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