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.
ROSETING
ROSET
Ro"set, n. Etym: [F. rosette. See Rosette.]
Definition: A red color used by painters. Peacham.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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