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.
SPARKLER
sparkler
(noun) a firework that burns slowly and throws out a shower of sparks
ice, sparkler
(noun) diamonds; “look at the ice on that dame!”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
sparkler (plural sparklers)
A hand-held firework that emits sparks.
(slang) A gem or ornament that sparkles.
A vivacious and charismatic person.
(informal) A sparkling wine.
A tiger beetle.
(dated) One who scatters; especially, one who scatters money; an improvident person.
Source: Wiktionary
Spar"kler, n.
Definition: One who scatters; esp., one who scatters money; an improvident person. [Obs.]
Spar"kler, n.
Definition: One who, or that which, sparkles.
Spar"kler, n. (Zoöl.)
Definition: A tiger beetle.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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CIRCULATE
(verb) move through a space, circuit or system, returning to the starting point; “Blood circulates in my veins”; “The air here does not circulate”
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