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.
SNIFFLES
Verb
sniffles
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of sniffle
Noun
sniffles
plural of sniffle
Noun
sniffles pl (plural only)
(colloquial, plurale tantum, the sniffles) The symptom of a runny or congested nose accompanying a cold.
Source: Wiktionary
SNIFFLE
Snif"fle, v. i. Etym: [Freq. of sniff. See Snivel.]
Definition: To snuffle, as one does with a catarrh. [Prov. Eng.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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BRIGHT
(adjective) made smooth and bright by or as if by rubbing; reflecting a sheen or glow; “bright silver candlesticks”; “a burnished brass knocker”; “she brushed her hair until it fell in lustrous auburn waves”; “rows of shining glasses”; “shiny black patents”
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