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.
FRAGORS
Noun
fragors
plural of fragor
Source: Wiktionary
FRAGOR
Fra"gor (, n. Etym: [L., a breaking to pieces, fr. frangere to break.]
1. A loud and sudden sound; the report of anything bursting; a crash. I. Watts.
2.
Note: [Due to confusion with fragrant.]
Definition: A strong or sweet scent. [Obs. & Illegitimate.] Sir T. Herbert.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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