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.
COCOONING
cocooning
(noun) retreating to the seclusion of your home (as for privacy or escape)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Verb
cocooning
present participle of cocoon
Noun
cocooning (countable and uncountable, plural cocoonings)
The formation of a cocoon.
Source: Wiktionary
COCOON
Co*coon", n. Etym: [F. cocon, dim. of coque shell of egge and insects, fr. L. concha mussel shell. See Conch.]
1. An oblong case in which the silkworn lies in its chrysalis state. It is formed of threads of silk spun by the worm just before leaving the larval state. From these the silk of commerce is prepared.
2. (Zoöl.) (a) The case constructed by any insect to contain its larva or pupa. (b) The case of silk made by spiders to protect their eggs. (c) The egg cases of mucus, etc., made by leeches and other worms.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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SUNLIT
(adjective) lighted by sunlight; “the sunlit slopes of the canyon”; “violet valleys and the sunstruck ridges”- Wallace Stegner
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