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.
MOUSSELINE
Etymology
Noun
mousseline (countable and uncountable, plural mousselines)
A very fine, semi-opaque fabric similar to muslin, typically made of silk, wool or cotton.
A soft, light sweet or savoury mousse.
A hollandaise sauce that has been made frothy with whipped cream or egg white, served mainly with fish or asparagus.
A very thin glass for claret glasses.
Source: Wiktionary
Mousse`line", n. Etym: [F.]
Definition: Muslin. Mousseline de laine (. Etym: [F., muslin of wool.] Muslin delaine. See under Muslin.
– Mousseline glass, a kind of thin blown glassware, such as wineglasses, etc.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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