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.
VENTIDUCT
Etymology
Shortening.
Noun
ventiduct (plural ventiducts)
A ventilation duct
Source: Wiktionary
Ven"ti*duct, n. Etym: [L. ventus wind + ductus a leading, conduit, fr. ducere, ductum, to lead.]
Definition: A passage for wind or air; a passage or pipe for ventilating apartments. Gwilt.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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