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.
HEADSAIL
headsail
(noun) any sail set forward of the foremast of a vessel
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
headsail (plural headsails)
(nautical) Any sail (of a sailing vessel) set forward of the foremost mast.
Synonyms
• foresail
Source: Wiktionary
Head"sail`, n. (Naut.)
Definition: Any sail set forward of the foremast. Totten.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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BARGAIN
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