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.
VIZARDS
Noun
vizards
plural of vizard
Source: Wiktionary
VIZARD
Viz"ard, n. Etym: [See Visor.]
Definition: A mask; a visor. [Archaic] "A grotesque vizard." Sir W. Scott. To mislead and betray them under the vizard of law. Milton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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