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.
slatterns
plural of slattern
Source: Wiktionary
Slat"tern, n.
Definition: A woman who is negligent of her dress or house; one who is not neat and nice.
Slat"tern, a.
Definition: Resembling a slattern; sluttish; slatterny. "The slattern air." Gay.
Slat"tern, v. t.
Definition: To consume carelessly or wastefully; to waste; -- with away. [R.] Chesterfield.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 January 2025
(noun) memorial consisting of a very large stone forming part of a prehistoric structure (especially in western Europe)
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.