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.
COL
col, gap
(noun) a pass between mountain peaks
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
col (plural cols)
(geography) A dip on a mountain ridge between two peaks.
Coordinate terms: bealach, mountain pass, pass, saddle, hause
(meteorology) A pressure region between two anticyclones and two low-pressure regions.
Anagrams
• CLO, Clo, LOC, LoC, OCL, OLC, loc, loc.
Proper noun
COL
(geography) Abbreviation of Colima (a state of Mexico.)
(sports) Abbreviation of Colorado (a state of the United States of America.)
Anagrams
• CLO, Clo, LOC, LoC, OCL, OLC, loc, loc.
Source: Wiktionary
Col
Definition: - (with, together. See Com-.
Col
Definition: - (with, together. See Com-.
Col, n. Etym: [F., neck, fr. L. collum neck.]
Definition: A short ridge connecting two higher elevations or mountains; the pass over such a ridge.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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