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.
CADDIS
Etymology
Noun
caddis (countable and uncountable, plural caddises)
The larva of a caddis fly. They generally live in cylindrical cases, open at each end, and covered externally with debris.
A rough woolen cloth; caddice.
A kind of worsted lace or ribbon.
Source: Wiktionary
Cad"dice, Cad"dis, n. Etym: [Prov. E. caddy, cadew; cf. G. köder bait.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: The larva of a caddice fly. These larvæ generally live in cylindrical cases, open at each end, and covered externally with pieces of broken shells, gravel, bits of wood, etc. They are a favorite bait with anglers. Called also caddice worm, or caddis worm. Caddice fly (Zoöl.), a species of trichopterous insect, whose larva is the caddice.
Cad"dis, n. Etym: [OE. caddas, Scot. caddis lint, caddes a kind of woolen cloth, cf. Gael. cada, cadadh, a kind of cloth, cotton, fustian, W. cadas, F. cadis.]
Definition: A kind of worsted lace or ribbon. "Caddises, cambrics, lawns." Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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