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.
ROCKWORK
Etymology
Noun
rockwork (countable and uncountable, plural rockworks)
Ornamental work done with rocks, as for example around a pond.
Source: Wiktionary
Rock"work`, n.
1. (Arch.)
Definition: Stonework in which the surface is left broken and rough.
2. (Gardening)
Definition: A rockery.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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BRIGHT
(adjective) made smooth and bright by or as if by rubbing; reflecting a sheen or glow; “bright silver candlesticks”; “a burnished brass knocker”; “she brushed her hair until it fell in lustrous auburn waves”; “rows of shining glasses”; “shiny black patents”
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