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.
PERGOLAS
Noun
pergolas
plural of pergola
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Source: Wiktionary
PERGOLA
Per"go*la, n. [It., fr. L. pergula shed, shop, vine arbor.]
Definition: Lit., an arbor or bower; specif.: (Italian art)
Definition: An arbor or trellis treated architecturally, as with stone columns or similar massive structure.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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