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.
HATBAND
hatband
(noun) a band around the crown of a hat just above the brim
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
hatband (plural hatbands)
A band fastened around a hat.
Synonym: puggaree
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Source: Wiktionary
Hat"band`, n.
Definition: A band round the crown of a hat; sometimes, a band of black cloth, crape, etc., worn as a badge of mourning.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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BEATIFY
(verb) declare (a dead person) to be blessed; the first step of achieving sainthood; “On Sunday, the martyr will be beatified by the Vatican”
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