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.
SPARRIER
SPARRY
Spar"ry, a. Etym: [From Spar.]
Definition: Resembling spar, or consisting of spar; abounding with spar; having a confused crystalline structure; spathose. Sparry iron (Min.), siderite. See Siderite (a).
– Sparry limestone (Min.), a coarsely crystalline marble.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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