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.
GARNITURE
Etymology
Noun
garniture (plural garnitures)
Something that garnishes; a decoration, adornment or embellishment
Source: Wiktionary
Gar"ni*ture, n. Etym: [F. garniture. See Garnish, v. t.]
Definition: That which garnishes; ornamental appendage; embellishment; furniture; dress. The pomp of groves and garniture of fields. Beattie.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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13 January 2025
SOAK
(noun) the process of becoming softened and saturated as a consequence of being immersed in water (or other liquid); “a good soak put life back in the wagon”
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