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.
lardy (comparative lardier, superlative lardiest)
Resembling or containing (perhaps an excess of) lard.
(colloquial, pejorative, of a person) fat or overweight.
lardy (plural lardies)
(slang, pejorative) An obese person.
A lardy cake.
• Dalry, Daryl
Source: Wiktionary
Lard"y, a.
Definition: Containing, or resembling, lard; of the character or consistency of lard.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
28 May 2025
(noun) a distinctive but intangible quality surrounding a person or thing; “an air of mystery”; “the house had a neglected air”; “an atmosphere of defeat pervaded the candidate’s headquarters”; “the place had an aura of romance”
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.