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.
CERECLOTH
cerecloth
(noun) a waterproof waxed cloth once used as a shroud
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
cerecloth (countable and uncountable, plural cerecloths)
(historical) Cloth coated with wax so that it is waterproof, used for covering the dead.
Source: Wiktionary
Cere"cloth`, n. Etym: [L. cera wax + E. cloth.]
Definition: A cloth smeared with melted wax, or with some gummy or glutinous matter. Linen, besmeared with gums, in manner of cerecloth. Bacon.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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ADMIRABLE
(adjective) deserving of the highest esteem or admiration; “an estimable young professor”; “trains ran with admirable precision”; “his taste was impeccable, his health admirable”
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