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.
DULSE
dulse, Rhodymenia palmata
(noun) coarse edible red seaweed
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
dulse (usually uncountable, plural dulses)
A seaweed of a reddish-brown color (Palmaria palmata) which is sometimes eaten, as in Scotland.
Anagrams
• duels, leuds, ludes, slued
Source: Wiktionary
Dulse, n. Etym: [Cf. Gael. duileasg; duille leaf + uisge water. Cf. Whisky.] (Bot.)
Definition: A seaweed of a reddish brown color, which is sometimes eaten, as in Scotland. The true dulse is Sarcophyllis edulis; the common is Rhodymenia. [Written also dillisk.] The crimson leaf of the dulse is seen To blush like a banner bathed in slaughter. Percival.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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