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.
CUTIS
skin, tegument, cutis
(noun) a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch; “your skin is the largest organ of your body”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
cutis (plural cutes)
(anatomy) The true skin or dermis, underlying the epidermis.
Synonyms
• corium
Anagrams
• ictus, ictūs, ustic
Source: Wiktionary
Cu"tis (k"ts), n. Etym: [L. See Cuticle.] (Anat.)
Definition: See Dermis.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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