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.
AXILLA
armpit, axilla, axillary cavity, axillary fossa
(noun) the hollow under the arm where it is joined to the shoulder; “they were up to their armpits in water”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
axilla (plural axillae)
The armpit, or the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder.
(botany, uncommon) Alternative form of axil
Source: Wiktionary
Ax*il"la, n.; pl. Axillae. Etym: [L.] (Anat.)
Definition: The armpit, or the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder.
2. (Bot.)
Definition: An axil.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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