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.
FLANNELETTE
flannelette
(noun) a cotton fabric imitating flannel
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Etymology
Noun
flannelette (countable and uncountable, plural flannelettes)
A type of soft, woven fabric, made to imitate flannel by raising or brushing the fibers in the weft. Frequently used in sleepwear, pillows, and bedding.
Something made from this fabric.
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