Some 16th-century Italian clergymen tried to ban coffee because they believed it to be āsatanic.ā However, Pope Clement VII loved coffee so much that he lifted the ban and had coffee baptized in 1600.
BADGES
Noun
badges
plural of badge
Verb
badges
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of badge
Anagrams
• bagsed, bedags, debags
Source: Wiktionary
BADGE
Badge, n. Etym: [LL. bagea, bagia, sign, prob. of German origin; cf. AS. beƔg, beƔh, bracelet, collar, crown, OS b in comp., AS. b to bow, bend, G. biegen. See Bow to bend.]
1. A distinctive mark, token, sign, or cognizance, worn on the person; as, the badge of a society; the badge of a policeman. "Tax gatherers, recognized by their official badges. " Prescott.
2. Something characteristic; a mark; a token. Sweet mercy is nobility's true badge. Shak.
3. (Naut.)
Definition: A carved ornament on the stern of a vessel, containing a window or the representation of one.
Badge, v. t.
Definition: To mark or distinguish with a badge.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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