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.
UNSHUTTERING
Verb
unshuttering
present participle of unshutter
Source: Wiktionary
UNSHUTTER
Un*shut"ter, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + shutter.]
Definition: To open or remove the shutters of. T. Hughes.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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LIGHT
(adjective) having relatively few calories; “diet cola”; “light (or lite) beer”; “lite (or light) mayonnaise”; “a low-cal diet”
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