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.
AIGUILLETTE
Noun
aiguillette (plural aiguillettes)
An ornamental braided cord with decorative metal tips worn on uniforms.
Alternative form of aiglet (“metal tip on a ribbon or cord that facilitated lacing two parts of a garment together”)
Source: Wiktionary
Ai`guil*lette", n. Etym: [F. See Aglet.]
1. A point or tag at the end of a fringe or lace; an aglet.
2. One of the ornamental tags, cords, or loops on some military and naval uniforms.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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