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.
GANGUES
Noun
gangues
plural of gangue
Anagrams
• suggane
Source: Wiktionary
GANGUE
Gangue, n. Etym: [F. gangue, fr. G. gang a metallic vein, a passage. See Gang, n.] (Mining)
Definition: The mineral or earthy substance associated with metallic ore.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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