An article published in Harvard Men’s Health Watch in 2012 shows heavy coffee drinkers live longer. The researchers examined data from 400,000 people and found out that men who drank six or more coffee cups per day had a 10% lower death rate.
MANTELLETTA
Etymology
Noun
mantelletta (plural mantellettas)
(Roman Catholicism) A sleeveless, knee-length vestment open at the front which is worn by Roman Catholic prelates.
Source: Wiktionary
Man`tel*let"ta, n. [It. mantelletta. See Mantelet.] (R. C. Ch.)
Definition: A silk or woolen vestment without sleeves worn by cardinals, bishops, abbots, and the prelates of the Roman court. It has a low collar, is fastened in front, and reaches almost to the knees.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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