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.
FLETCHING
Verb
fletching
present participle of fletch
Noun
fletching (plural fletchings)
The process of attaching fins, such as halved feathers, to a projectile in order to stabilize its flight.
The fins or feathers so attached.
Source: Wiktionary
FLETCH
Fletch, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Fletched; p. pr. & vb. n. Fletching.] Etym: [F. flèche arrow.]
Definition: To feather, as an arrow. Bp. Warburton. [Congress] fletched their complaint, by adding: "America loved his brother." Bancroft.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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