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.
WATERCOLOUR
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(noun) the art or technique of painting with watercolors
watercolor, water-color, watercolour, water-colour
(noun) a painting produced with watercolors
watercolor, water-color, watercolour, water-colour
(noun) a water-base paint (with water-soluble pigments); used by artists
watercolor, water-color, watercolour, water-colour
(noun) water-soluble pigment
watercolour, watercolor
(verb) paint with watercolors
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
watercolour (countable and uncountable, plural watercolours)
(countable) A water-soluble pigment.
(countable) A painting made by using such pigment.
(uncountable) This kind of painting as a genre.
Adjective
watercolour (not comparable)
Pertaining to the methods or products of watercolor.
Verb
watercolour (third-person singular simple present watercolours, present participle watercolouring, simple past and past participle watercoloured)
To paint using watercolour
Source: Wiktionary
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