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.
GRILLE
grill, grille, grillwork
(noun) a framework of metal bars used as a partition or a grate; “he cooked hamburgers on the grill”
grille, radiator grille
(noun) grating that admits cooling air to car’s radiator
wicket, lattice, grille
(noun) small opening (like a window in a door) through which business can be transacted
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
grille (plural grilles)
Alternative form of grill (only in the senses of "grating over opening" and "grating on the front of a vehicle")
Anagrams
• Giller
Source: Wiktionary
Grille, a. Etym: [F. See Grill, v. t.]
Definition: A lattice or grating. The grille which formed part of the gate. L. Oliphant.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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