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.
FRONTIGNAN
Fron`ti*gnac", Fron`ti`gnan" (, n. Etym: [So called from Frontignan, a town in Southern France.]
1. A sweet muscadine wine made in Frontignan (Languedoc), France.
2. (Bot.)
Definition: A grape of many varieties and colors.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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