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.
SILESIA
silesia
(noun) a sturdy twill-weave cotton fabric; used for pockets and linings
Silesia, Slask, Slezsko, Schlesien
(noun) a region of central Europe rich in deposits of coal and iron ore; annexed by Prussia in 1742 but now largely in Poland
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Proper noun
Silesia
A region of central Europe, now chiefly in Poland, with small portions in the Czech Republic and Germany, from early modernity until 1945 predominantly German-speaking with Slavic-speaking minorities (and local majorities).
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Noun
silesia (countable and uncountable, plural silesias)
Silesian textile made of flax or cotton.
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Source: Wiktionary
Si*le"si*a, n.
1. A kind of linen cloth, originally made in Silesia, a province of Prussia.
2. A twilled cotton fabric, used for dress linings.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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