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.
FUTON
futon
(noun) mattress consisting of a pad of cotton batting that is used for sleeping on the floor or on a raised frame
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
futon (plural futons)
A thin mattress of tufted cotton or similar material, placed on a floor or on a raised, foldable frame as a bed.
A round cushion used for Zen meditation, traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves.
Anagrams
• fount
Noun
FUTON (uncountable)
Abbreviation of full text on the Net: the presence of the complete text of an academic paper on the Internet, seen as a potential biasing factor in which papers get cited most often
Anagrams
• fount
Source: Wiktionary
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