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.
TURNOVERS
Noun
turnovers
plural of turnover
Anagrams
• overturns, turns over
Source: Wiktionary
TURNOVER
Turn"o`ver, n.
1. The act or result of turning over; an upset; as, a bad turnover in a carriage.
2. A semicircular pie or tart made by turning one half of a circular crust over the other, inclosing the fruit or other materials.
3. An apprentice, in any trade, who is handed over from one master to another to complete his time.
Turn"o`ver, a.
Definition: Admitting of being turned over; made to be turned over; as, a turnover collar, etc.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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