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.
CAPILLAIRE
Etymology
Noun
capillaire (countable and uncountable, plural capillaires)
(archaic) A syrup prepared from the maidenhair, formerly supposed to have medicinal properties.
(archaic) Any simple syrup flavoured with orange flowers.
Source: Wiktionary
Cap`il*laire", n. Etym: [F. capillaire maiden-hair; sirop de capillaire capillaire; fr. L. herba capillaris the maidenhair.]
1. A sirup prepared from the maiden-hair, formerly supposed to have medicinal properties.
2. Any simple sirup flavored with orange flowers.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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