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.
UPHOLSTERER
upholsterer
(noun) a craftsman who upholsters furniture
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
upholsterer (plural upholsterers)
A craftsman who upholsters furniture.
Anagrams
• re-upholster, reupholster
Source: Wiktionary
Up*hol"ster*er, n. Etym: [A substitution for older upholder, in OE., broker, tradesman, and formerly also written upholster, upholdster. See Upholder, and -ster.]
Definition: One who provides hangings, coverings, cushions, curtains, and the like; one who upholsters. Upholsterer bee. (Zoöl.) See Poppy bee, under Poppy.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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