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.
DISTILLERY
distillery, still
(noun) a plant and works where alcoholic drinks are made by distillation
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
distillery (countable and uncountable, plural distilleries)
A place where distillation takes place, especially the distillation of alcoholic spirits.
A company that distills alcohol.
The process of distilling alcohol.
Source: Wiktionary
Dis*till"er*y, n.; pl. Distilleries. Etym: [F. distillerie.]
1. The building and works where distilling, esp. of alcoholic liquors, is carried on.
2. The act of distilling spirits. [R.] Todd.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
Word of the Day
12 January 2025
HABIT
(noun) (psychology) an automatic pattern of behavior in reaction to a specific situation; may be inherited or acquired through frequent repetition; “owls have nocturnal habits”; “she had a habit twirling the ends of her hair”; “long use had hardened him to it”
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