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.
BROOCHES
Noun
brooches
plural of brooch
Source: Wiktionary
BROOCH
Brooch, n. Etym: [See Broach, n.]
1. An ornament, in various forms, with a tongue, pin, or loop for attaching it to a garment; now worn at the breast by women; a breastpin. Formerly worn by men on the hat. Honor 's a good brooch to wear in a man's hat. B. Jonson.
2. (Paint.)
Definition: A painting all of one color, as a sepia painting, or an India painting.
Brooch, v. t. Etym: [imp. & p. p. Brooched (.]
Definition: To adorn as with a brooch. [R.]
BROOCH
Brooch, n. Etym: [See Broach, n.]
1. An ornament, in various forms, with a tongue, pin, or loop for attaching it to a garment; now worn at the breast by women; a breastpin. Formerly worn by men on the hat. Honor 's a good brooch to wear in a man's hat. B. Jonson.
2. (Paint.)
Definition: A painting all of one color, as a sepia painting, or an India painting.
Brooch, v. t. Etym: [imp. & p. p. Brooched (.]
Definition: To adorn as with a brooch. [R.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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