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.
FOUSSAS
Noun
foussas
plural of foussa
Source: Wiktionary
FOUSSA
Fous"sa, n. Etym: [Natibe name.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: A viverrine animal of Madagascar (Cryptoprocta ferox). It resembles a cat in size and form, and has retractile claws.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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UNMARRIED
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