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.
COMESTIBLE
edible, comestible, eatable
(adjective) suitable for use as food
comestible, edible, eatable, pabulum, victual, victuals
(noun) any substance that can be used as food
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
comestible (comparative more comestible, superlative most comestible)
Suitable to be eaten; edible. [From 15th c.]
Usage notes
Relatively formal; edible is the usual term, while eatable is rather informal.
Synonyms
• (suitable to be eaten): eatable, edible, esculent
Coordinate terms
• drinkable, potable
Noun
comestible (plural comestibles)
(chiefly, in the plural) Anything that can be eaten; food. [From 19th c.]
Synonyms: foodstuff, sustenance, victuals, Thesaurus:food
Usage notes
Rather formal; the simple term food is far more common. Similarly, the term beverage often serves as a formal equivalent of the more common drink. In both cases, the more elevated term (comestible, beverage) is of French origin, while the plain term (food, drink) is of Old English origin, and this stylistic difference by origin is common; see list of English words with dual French and Anglo-Saxon variations.
Coordinate terms
• beverage (relatively formal term for something intended to be drunk)
Source: Wiktionary
Co*mes"ti*ble, a. Etym: [F. comestible, fr. L. comesus, comestus, p. p. pf comedere to eat; com- + edere to eat.]
Definition: Suitable to be eaten; eatable; esculent. Some herbs are most comestible. Sir T. Elyot.
Co*mes"ti*ble, n.
Definition: Something suitable to be eaten; -- commonly in the plural. Thackeray.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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