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.
PANTILE
pantile
(noun) a roofing tile with a S-shape; laid so that curves overlap
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
pantile (plural pantiles)
A type of interlocking roof tile with a rounded under and over, giving it an elongated S shape.
Verb
pantile (third-person singular simple present pantiles, present participle pantiling, simple past and past participle pantiled)
(transitive) To tile with pantiles.
Anagrams
• Platine, pentail, pilenta, pit lane, pitlane
Source: Wiktionary
Pan"tile`, n. Etym: [5th pan + tile.] (Arch.)
Definition: A roofing tile, of peculiar form, having a transverse section resembling an elongated S laid on its side (
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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