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.
FLEECIER
FLEECY
brushed, fleecy, napped
(adjective) (of fabrics) having soft nap produced by brushing; “a dress of brushed cotton”; “a fleecy lining”; “napped fabrics”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Adjective
fleecier
comparative form of fleecy
Source: Wiktionary
FLEECY
Flee"cy, a.
Definition: Covered with, made of, or resembling, a fleece. "Fleecy flocks." Prior.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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SPRINGBOARD
(noun) a beginning from which an enterprise is launched; “he uses other people’s ideas as a springboard for his own”; “reality provides the jumping-off point for his illusions”; “the point of departure of international comparison cannot be an institution but must be the function it carries out”
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