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.
ETAGERES
Noun
etageres
plural of etagere
Anagrams
• eagerest, rat-geese, steerage
Source: Wiktionary
ETAGERE
É`ta`gère", n. Etym: [F., fr. étager to arrange on shelves, fr. étage story, floor. See Stage.]
Definition: A piece of furniture having a number of uninclosed shelves or stages, one above another, for receiving articles of elegance or use. Fairholt.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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