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.
CLINGSTONE
cling, clingstone
(noun) fruit (especially peach) whose flesh adheres strongly to the pit
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
clingstone (plural clingstones)
A stone fruit having a stone (pit) that clings to the flesh.
Coordinate terms
• freestone
Source: Wiktionary
Cling"stone`, a.
Definition: Having the flesh attached closely to the stone, as in some kinds of peaches.
– n.
Definition: A fruit, as a peach, whose flesh adheres to the stone.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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