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.
CAMOUS
Ca"mous, Ca"moys, a. Etym: [F. camus (equiv. to camard) flat-nosed, fr. Celtic Cam croked + suff. -us; akin to L. camur, camurus, croked.]
Definition: Flat; depressed; crooked; -- said only of the nose. [Obs.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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