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.
CHAUFFEUSE
chauffeuse
(noun) a woman chauffeur
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
chauffeuse (plural chauffeuses)
female equivalent of chauffeur
Synonyms
• chauffeuress
Hypernyms
• chauffeur
Source: Wiktionary
Chauf`feuse", n. [F., fem. of chauffeur.]
Definition: A woman chauffeur.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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