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.
CORNU
cornu
(noun) (anatomy) any structure that resembles a horn in shape
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
cornu (plural cornua)
A horn, or anything shaped like or resembling a horn.
Source: Wiktionary
Cor"nu (kr"n), n; pl. Cornua (-n. Etym: [L.]
Definition: A horn, or anything shaped like or resembling a horn.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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