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.
DORIES
Noun
dories
plural of dory
Anagrams
• ordies, rosied, sidero-
Source: Wiktionary
DORY
Do"ry, n.; pl. Dories. Etym: [Named from 1st color, fr. F. dorée gilded, fr. dorer to gild, L. deaurare. See Deaurate, and cf. Aureole.]
1. (Zoöl.)
Definition: A European fish. See Doree, and John Doree.
2. (Zoöl.)
Definition: The American wall-eyed perch; -- called also doré. See Pike perch.
Do"ry, n.; pl. Dories (.
Definition: A small, strong, flat-bottomed rowboat, with sharp prow and flaring sides.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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