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.
CORTILE
Etymology
Noun
cortile (plural cortiles)
(architecture) An internal courtyard, surrounded by walls but open to the sky
Source: Wiktionary
Cor"tile (kr"tl; It. kr-t"l), n. Etym: [It., fr. corte court.]
Definition: An open internal courtyard inclosed by the walls of a large dwelling house or other large and stately building.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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