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.
GETUPS
Noun
getups
plural of getup
Anagrams
• gets up
Source: Wiktionary
GETUP
Get"-up, n.
Definition: General composition or structure; manner in which the parts of a thing are combined; make-up; style of dress, etc. [Colloq.] H. Kingsley.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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