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.
LAMELLAR
Etymology
Adjective
lamellar (not comparable)
Of or pertaining to a lamella, plate-like, flat and thin.
Source: Wiktionary
Lam"el*lar, a. Etym: [Cf. F. lamellaire.]
Definition: Flat and thin; lamelliform; composed of lamellæ.
– Lam"el*lar*ly, adv.
Definition: In thin plates or scales.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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