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.
REALGARS
Noun
realgars
plural of realgar
Anagrams
• resalgar
Source: Wiktionary
REALGAR
Re*al"gar, n. Etym: [F. réalgar, Sp. rejalgar, Ar. rahj al ghar powder of the mine.] (Min.)
Definition: Arsenic sulphide, a mineral of a brilliant red color; red orpiment. It is also an artificial product.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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FRISK
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