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.
EASEL
easel
(noun) an upright tripod for displaying something (usually an artist’s canvas)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
easel (plural easels)
An upright frame, typically on three legs, for displaying or supporting something, such as an artist's canvas.
Anagrams
• Elsea, Lease, Seale, eales, easle, lease, seale
Source: Wiktionary
Ea"sel, n. Etym: [D. ezel ass, donkey, hence, easel, or G. esel; akin to E. ass. See Ass.]
Definition: A frame (commonly) of wood serving to hold a canvas upright, or nearly upright, for the painter's convenience or for exhibition. Easel picture, Easel piece, a painting of moderate size such as is made while resting on an easel, as distinguished from a painting on a wall or ceiling.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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