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.
HOSTESS
hostess
(noun) a woman innkeeper
hostess
(noun) a woman host
stewardess, air hostess, hostess
(noun) a woman steward on an airplane
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
hostess
A female host.
A female innkeeper.
Stewardess: a woman steward on an airplane.
A bar hostess or bargirl; a paid female companion offering conversation and in some cases sex.
Synonyms
• hostress (dated)
Verb
hostess (third-person singular simple present hostesses, present participle hostessing, simple past and past participle hostessed)
To host, as a woman.
Source: Wiktionary
Host"ess, n. Etym: [OE. hostesse, ostesse. See Host a landlord.]
1. A female host; a woman who hospitably entertains guests at her house. Shak.
2. A woman who entertains guests for compensation; a female innkeeper. Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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