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.
LOUVRE
louver, louvre, fin
(noun) one of a set of parallel slats in a door or window to admit air and reject rain
Louvre, Louvre Museum
(noun) an art museum that is a famous tourist attraction in Paris
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
louvre (plural louvres)
(mostly, British) Alternative form of louver
Anagrams
• louver, velour
Etymology
Proper noun
Louvre
A famous art museum in Paris, France.
Anagrams
• louver, velour
Source: Wiktionary
Lou"ver, Lou"vre, n. Etym: [OE. lover, OF. lover, lovier; or l'ouvert the opening, fr. overt, ouvert, p. p. of ovrir, ouvrir, to open, F. ouvrir. Cf. Overt.] (Arch.)
Definition: A small lantern. See Lantern, 2 (a) [Written also lover, loover, lovery, and luffer.] Louver boards or boarding, the sloping boards set to shed rainwater outward in openings which are to be left otherwise unfilled; as belfry windows, the openings of a louver, etc.
– Louver work, slatted work.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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