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.
FOURCHE
Four`ché", a. Etym: [F. See Fo.] (Her.)
Definition: Having the ends forked or branched, and the ends of the branches terminating abruptly as if cut off; -- said of an ordinary, especially of a cross.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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