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.
GLASSFUL
glass, glassful
(noun) the quantity a glass will hold
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Noun
glassful (plural glassfuls or glassesful)
The amount that a glass will hold.
Etymology 2
Adjective
glassful (comparative more glassful, superlative most glassful)
(obsolete) glassy; shining like glass.
Source: Wiktionary
Glass"ful, n.; pl. Glassfuls (.
Definition: The contents of a glass; as much of anything as a glass will hold.
Glass"ful, a.
Definition: Glassy; shining like glass. [Obs.] "Minerva's glassful shield." Marston.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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