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.
LINTWHITES
Noun
lintwhites
plural of lintwhite
Anagrams
• tin whistle
Source: Wiktionary
LINTWHITE
Lin"tie, Lint"white`, n. Etym: [AS. linetwige. See Linnet.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: See Linnet. Tennyson.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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