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.
SHIRRS
Verb
shirrs
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of shirr
Source: Wiktionary
SHIRR
Shirr, n. (Sewing)
Definition: A series of close parallel runnings which are drawn up so as to make the material between them set full by gatherings; -- called also shirring, and gauging.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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