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.
QUILTING
quilting
(noun) a material used for making a quilt, or a quilted fabric
quilting
(noun) stitching through layers of fabric and a filling so as to create a design
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
quilting (countable and uncountable, plural quiltings)
A layer or layers of quilted padding.
(nautical, archaic) A coating of strands of rope for a water vessel.
The practice of creating quilts
Verb
quilting
present participle of quilt
Source: Wiktionary
Quilt"ing, n.
1. The act of stitching or running in patterns, as in making a quilt.
2. A quilting bee. See Bee, 2.
3. The material used for making quilts.
4. (Naut.)
Definition: A coating of strands of rope for a water vessel.
QUILT
Quilt, n. Etym: [OE. quilte, OF. cuilte, L. culcita bed, cushion, mattress. Cf. 2d Counterpoint, Cushion.]
Definition: Anything that is quilted; esp., a quilted bed cover, or a skirt worn by women; any cover or garment made by putting wool, cotton, etc., between two cloths and stitching them together; also, any outer bed cover. The beds were covered with magnificent quilts. Arbuthnot.
Quilt, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Quilted; p. pr. & vb. n. Quilting.]
1. To stitch or sew together at frequent intervals, in order to confine in place the several layers of cloth and wadding of which a garment, comforter, etc., may be made; as, to quilt a coat. Dryden.
2. To wad, as a garment, with warm soft material.
3. To stitch or sew in lines or patterns.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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11 May 2025
MALLET
(noun) a light drumstick with a rounded head that is used to strike such percussion instruments as chimes, kettledrums, marimbas, glockenspiels, etc.
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