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.
TREILLAGE
trellis, treillage
(noun) latticework used to support climbing plants
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
treillage (plural treillages)
latticework for supporting vines, etc.; an espalier; a trellis.
Anagrams
• agrellite
Source: Wiktionary
Treil"lage, n. Etym: [F. treillage. See Trellis.]
Definition: Latticework for supporting vines, etc.; an espalier; a trellis. Spectator. I shall plant the roses against my treillage to-morrow. Walpole.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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FOCUS
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