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.
EMPLECTONS
Noun
emplectons
plural of emplecton
Source: Wiktionary
EMPLECTON
Em*plec"ton, n. Etym: [F. or L. emplecton, fr. Gr.
Definition: A kind of masonry in which the outer faces of the wall are ashlar, the space between being filled with broken stone and mortar. Cross layers of stone are interlaid as binders. [R.] Weale.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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