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.
DENTILS
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dentils
plural of dentil
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DENTIL
Den"til, n. Etym: [LL. dentillus, for L. denticulus. Cf. Dentelli, Denticle, Dentile.] (Arch.)
Definition: A small square block or projection in cornices, a number of which are ranged in an ornamental band; -- used particularly in the Ionic, Corinthian, and Composite orders.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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