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.
FIBREGLASS
fiberglass, fibreglass
(noun) a covering material made of glass fibers in resins
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
fibreglass (usually uncountable, plural fibreglasses) (British spelling)
Silica based glass extruded into fibers that possess a length at least 1000 times greater than their width.
Ellipsis of fibreglass wool.
A composite material made from fine fibres of spun glass held together with resin.
Synonyms
(silica glass fibre (material))
• glass fibre / glass fiber
(wool)
• fibreglass wool / fiberglass wool
• glass wool
(composite)
• glass-reinforced plastic
• fibreglass-reinforced plastic / fiberglass-reinforced plastic
Verb
fibreglass (third-person singular simple present fibreglasses, present participle fibreglassing, simple past and past participle fibreglassed)
To apply fibreglass to.
Synonyms
• glass
Anagrams
• fiberglass
Source: Wiktionary
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BRIGHT
(adjective) made smooth and bright by or as if by rubbing; reflecting a sheen or glow; “bright silver candlesticks”; “a burnished brass knocker”; “she brushed her hair until it fell in lustrous auburn waves”; “rows of shining glasses”; “shiny black patents”
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