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.
PHIZ
countenance, physiognomy, phiz, visage, kisser, smiler, mug
(noun) the human face (‘kisser’ and ‘smiler’ and ‘mug’ are informal terms for ‘face’ and ‘phiz’ is British)
Browne, Hablot Knight Browne, Phiz
(noun) English illustrator of several of Dickens’ novels (1815-1882)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
phiz (plural phizzes or phizes)
(chiefly Britain, colloquial) The face.
Synonyms
• fizzog, phizog
Source: Wiktionary
Phiz, n.; pl. Phizes. Etym: [Contr. fr. physiognomy.]
Definition: The face or visage. [Colloq.] Cowper.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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