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.
HATPIN
hatpin
(noun) a long sturdy pin used by women to secure a hat to their hair
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
hatpin (plural hatpins)
A long straight pin, often with a decorative head, used to secure a woman's hat to her hair.
Source: Wiktionary
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IMMOBILIZATION
(noun) fixation (as by a plaster cast) of a body part in order to promote proper healing; “immobilization of the injured knee was necessary”
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