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.
MANTEL
mantel, mantelpiece, mantle, mantlepiece, chimneypiece
(noun) shelf that projects from wall above fireplace
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
mantel (plural mantels)
The shelf above a fireplace which may be also a structural support for the masonry of the chimney.
(climbing) A maneuver to surmount a ledge, involving pushing down on the ledge to bring up the body. Also called a mantelshelf.
Verb
mantel (third-person singular simple present mantels, present participle (US) manteling or mantelling, simple past and past participle (US) manteled or mantelled)
(climbing) To surmount a ledge by pushing down on the ledge to bring up the body.
Synonyms
• mantelshelf
Anagrams
• Lament., Mantle, lament, manlet, mantle, mental
Source: Wiktionary
Man"tel, n. Etym: [The same word as mantle a garment; cf. F. manteau de cheminée. See Mantle.] (Arch.)
Definition: The finish around a fireplace, covering the chimney-breast in front and sometimes on both sides; especially, a shelf above the fireplace, and its supports. [Written also mantle.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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