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.
CORNUTE
Verb
cornute (third-person singular simple present cornutes, present participle cornuting, simple past and past participle cornuted)
(transitive) To give 'horns' to; to make a cuckold of.
Adjective
cornute (comparative more cornute, superlative most cornute)
cornuted
Anagrams
• Counter, Cureton, Cutrone, counter, counter-, countre, recount, trounce
Source: Wiktionary
Cor"nute (kr"nt or kr-nt"), Cor*nut"ed (kr-n"td), a. Etym: [L. cornutus horned, from cornu horn.]
1. Bearing horns; horned; horn-shaped.
2. Cuckolded. [R.] "My being cornuted." LEstrange.
Cor*nute" (kr-nt"), v. t.
Definition: To bestow horns upon; to make a cuckold of; to cuckold. [Obs.] Burton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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