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.
HOMBURG
fedora, felt hat, homburg, Stetson, trilby
(noun) a hat made of felt with a creased crown
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
Homburg (plural Homburgs)
A type of men's felt fedora; a stiff felt hat similar to a trilby.
Proper noun
Homburg
A town in Saarland, Germany.
Noun
homburg (plural homburgs)
Alternative form of Homburg
Source: Wiktionary
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INSIGNIFICANTLY
(adverb) not to a significant degree or amount; “our budget will only be insignificantly affected by these new cuts”
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