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.
TOURNIQUETS
Noun
tourniquets
plural of tourniquet
Source: Wiktionary
TOURNIQUET
Tour"ni*quet, n. Etym: [F., fr. tourner to turn.] (Surg.)
Definition: An instrument for arresting hemorrhage. It consists essentially of a pad or compress upon which pressure is made by a band which is tightened by a screw or other means.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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