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.
VAGINAS
Noun
vaginas
plural of vagina
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VAGINA
Va*gi"na, n.; pl. Vaginæ. Etym: [L. vagina a scabbard or sheath.]
1. (Anat.) (a) A sheath; a theca; as, the vagina of the portal vein. (b) Specifically, the canal which leads from the uterus to the external orifice if the genital canal, or to the cloaca.
2. (Zoöl.)
Definition: The terminal part of the oviduct in insects and various other invertebrates. See Illust., of Spermatheca.
3. (Bot.)
Definition: The basal expansion of certain leaves, which inwraps the stem; a sheath.
4. (Arch.)
Definition: The shaft of a terminus, from which the bust of figure seems to issue or arise.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(noun) the crease at the junction of the inner part of the thigh with the trunk together with the adjacent region and often including the external genitals
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