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.
VISCOUNTESS
viscountess
(noun) a noblewoman holding the rank of viscount in her own right
viscountess
(noun) a wife or widow of a viscount
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
viscountess (plural viscountesses)
The wife of a viscount.
A woman holding the rank of viscount in her own right.
Source: Wiktionary
Vis"count`ess, n. Etym: [F. vicomtesse, LL. vicecomitissa.]
Definition: The wife of a viscount.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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BRIGHT
(adjective) made smooth and bright by or as if by rubbing; reflecting a sheen or glow; “bright silver candlesticks”; “a burnished brass knocker”; “she brushed her hair until it fell in lustrous auburn waves”; “rows of shining glasses”; “shiny black patents”
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