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.
UPHOLSTERY
upholstery
(noun) the craft of upholstering
upholstery
(noun) covering (padding and springs and webbing and fabric) on a piece of furniture
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
upholstery (countable and uncountable, plural upholsteries)
The craft or business of upholstering furniture.
The materials used in upholstering furniture.
Source: Wiktionary
Up*hol"ster*y, n.
Definition: The articles or goods supplied by upholsterers; the business or work of an upholsterer.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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SCHNORR
(verb) obtain or seek to obtain by cadging or wheedling; “he is always shnorring cigarettes from his friends”
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