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.
ARMORS
Proper noun
Armors
plural of Armor
Anagrams
• Marros, Morras
Noun
armors
plural of armor
Verb
armors
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of armor
Anagrams
• Marros, Morras
Source: Wiktionary
ARMOR
Ar"mor, n. Etym: [OE. armure, fr. F. armure, OF. armeure, fr. L. armatura. See Armature.] [Spelt also armour.]
1. Defensive arms for the body; any clothing or covering worn to protect one's person in battle.
Note: In English statues, armor is used for the whole apparatus of war, including offensive as well as defensive arms. The statues of armor directed what arms every man should provide.
2. Steel or iron covering, whether of ships or forts, protecting them from the fire of artillery. Coat armor, the escutcheon of a person or family, with its several charges and other furniture, as mantling, crest, supporters, motto, etc.
– Submarine, a water-tight dress or covering for a diver. See under Submarine.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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