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.
GIRLISH
girlish, schoolgirlish
(adjective) befitting or characteristic of a young girl; “girlish charm”; “a dress too schoolgirlish for office wear”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
girlish (comparative more girlish, superlative most girlish)
Like (that of) a girl; feminine.
(archaic) Of or relating to girlhood.
Source: Wiktionary
Girl"ish, a.
Definition: Like, or characteristic of, a girl; of or pertaining to girlhood; innocent; artless; immature; weak; as, girlish ways; girlish grief.
– Girl"ish*ly, adv.
– Girl"ish*ness, n.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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SOUARI
(noun) large South American evergreen tree trifoliate leaves and drupes with nutlike seeds used as food and a source of cooking oil
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