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.
DOLLS
Noun
dolls
plural of doll
Source: Wiktionary
DOLL
Doll, n. Etym: [A contraction of Dorothy; or less prob. an abbreviation of idol; or cf. OD. dol a whipping top, D. dollen to rave, and E. dull.]
Definition: A child's puppet; a toy baby for a little girl.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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