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.
GUIMPES
Noun
guimpes
plural of guimpe
Source: Wiktionary
GUIMPE
Guimpe, n. [F. See 2d Gimp.]
Definition: A kind of short chemisette, worn with a low-necked dress.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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