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.
CALLOWEST
Adjective
callowest
superlative form of callow: most callow
Source: Wiktionary
CALLOW
Cal"low, a. Etym: [OE. calewe, calu, bald, AS. calu; akin to D. kaal, OHG. chalo, G. Kuhl; cf. L. calvus.]
1. Destitute of feathers; naked; unfledged. An in the leafy summit, spied a nest, Which, o'er the callow young, a sparrow pressed. Dryden.
2. Immature; boyish; "green"; as, a callow youth. I perceive by this, thou art but a callow maid. Old Play [1675].
Cal*low", n. (Zoöl.) Etym: [Named from its note.]
Definition: A kind of duck. See Old squaw.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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