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.
SMELTER
smelter, smeltery
(noun) an industrial plant for smelting
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
smelter (plural smelters)
A person employed to do smelting.
A machine used to smelt metal.
A place where smelting is done.
Anagrams
• melters, remelts, resmelt
Source: Wiktionary
Smelt"er, n.
Definition: One who, or that which, smelts.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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