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.
CABAS
Proper noun
Cabas
plural of Caba
Anagrams
• AACSB, ASBCA, BCAAs, Bacas, abacs
Etymology
Noun
cabas
A flat basket or frail for figs, etc.
A lady's flat workbasket, reticule, or handbag.
Anagrams
• AACSB, ASBCA, BCAAs, Bacas, abacs
Source: Wiktionary
Ca*bas", n. Etym: [F.]
Definition: A flat basket or frail for figs, etc.; Hence, a lady's flat workbasket, reticule, or hand bag; -- often written caba. C. Bronté.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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