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.
COIR
coir
(noun) stiff coarse fiber from the outer husk of a coconut
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
coir (countable and uncountable, plural coirs)
The fibre obtained from the husk of a coconut, used chiefly in making rope, matting and as a peat substitute.
Anagrams
• Cori, RICO
Source: Wiktionary
Coir (koir), n. Etym: [Tamil kayiru.]
1. A material for cordage, matting, etc., consisting of the prepared fiber of the outer husk of the cocoanut. Homans.
2. Cordage or cables, made of this material.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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