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.
IRONCLADS
Noun
ironclads
plural of ironclad
Source: Wiktionary
IRONCLAD
I"ron*clad`, a.
1. Clad in iron; protected or covered with iron, as a vessel for naval warfare.
2. Rigorous; severe; exacting; as, an ironclad oath or pledge. [Colloq.]
I"ron*clad`, n.
Definition: A naval vessel having the parts above water covered and protected by iron or steel usually in large plates closely joined and made sufficiently thick and strong to resist heavy shot.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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