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.
VASELINES
Noun
vaselines
plural of vaseline
Verb
vaselines
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of vaseline
Anagrams
• aliveness, leaviness
Source: Wiktionary
VASELINE
Vas"e*line, n. Etym: [Said by the manufacturer to be derived from G. wasser water + Gr. 'e`laion olive oil.]
Definition: A yellowish translucent substance, almost odorless and tasteless, obtained as a residue in the purification of crude petroleum, and consisting essentially of a mixture of several of the higher members of the paraffin series. It is used as an unguent, and for various purposes in the arts. See the Note under Petrolatum. [Written also vaselin.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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