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.
CHEMISE
chemise, sack, shift
(noun) a loose-fitting dress hanging straight from the shoulders without a waist
chemise, shimmy, shift, slip, teddy
(noun) a woman’s sleeveless undergarment
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
chemise (plural chemises)
(historical) A loose shirtlike undergarment, especially for women.
A short nightdress, or similar piece of lingerie.
A woman's dress that fits loosely; a chemise dress.
A wall that lines the face of a bank or earthwork.
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Source: Wiktionary
Che*mise", n. Etym: [F., shirt, fr. LL. camisa, camisia, shirt, thin dress; cf. G. hemd, or Olr. coimumse sort of garment. Cf. Camis.]
1. A shift, or undergarment, worn by women.
2. A wall that lines the face of a bank or earthwork.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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