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.
NAPPIES
Noun
nappies
plural of nappy
plural of nappie
Verb
nappies
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of nappy
Anagrams
• pie pans, pinesap
Source: Wiktionary
NAPPY
Nap"py, a. Etym: [From 1st Nap.]
1. Inclined to sleep; sleepy; as, to feel nappy.
2. Tending to cause sleepiness; serving to make sleepy; strong; heady; as, nappy ale. [Obs.] Wyatt.
Nap"py, a. Etym: [From 3d Nap.]
Definition: Having a nap or pile; downy; shaggy. Holland.
Nap"py, n.; pl. Nappies. Etym: [OE. nap, AS. hnæp cup, bowl. See Hanaper.]
Definition: A round earthen dish, with a flat bottom and sloping sides. [Written also nappie.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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