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.
PAPERWEIGHT
paperweight
(noun) a weight used to hold down a stack of papers
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
paperweight (plural paperweights)
A small, decorative, somewhat weighty object placed on one or more pieces of paper to keep them from fluttering away.
Any object for this purpose.
(slang) An otherwise useless piece of equipment.
Source: Wiktionary
Pa"per*weight`, n.
Definition: See under Paper, n.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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