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.
CLAVERS
Verb
clavers
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of claver
Anagrams
• calvers, carvels
Source: Wiktionary
CLAVER
Clav"er, n. [Obs.]
Definition: See Clover. Holland.
Clav"er, n.
Definition: Frivolous or nonsensical talk; prattle; chattering. [Scot. & North of Eng.] Emmy found herself entirely at a loss in the midst of their clavers. Thackeray.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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