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.
CHAPE
Etymology
Noun
chape (plural chapes)
(archaic) The piece by which an object is attached to something, such as the frog of a scabbard or the metal loop at the back of a buckle by which it is fastened to a strap.
(archaic) The transverse guard of a sword or dagger.
(archaic) The lower metallic cap of a sword's scabbard.
Anagrams
• Peach, Pecha, cheap, peach
Source: Wiktionary
Chape, n. Etym: [F., a churchman's cope, a cover, a chape, fr. L. cappa. See Cap.]
1. The piece by which an object is attached to something, as the frog of a scabbard or the metal loop at the back of a buckle by which it is fastened to a strap.
2. The transverse guard of a sword or dagger.
3. The metal plate or tip which protects the end of a scabbard, belt, etc. Knight.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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