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.
ESCALLOP
scallop, scollop, escallop
(noun) edible marine bivalve having a fluted fan-shaped shell that swim by expelling water from the shell in a series of snapping motions
cutlet, scallop, scollop, escallop
(noun) thin slice of meat (especially veal) usually fried or broiled
scallop, scollop, escallop
(noun) edible muscle of mollusks having fan-shaped shells; served broiled or poached or in salads or cream sauces
scallop, escallop
(verb) bake in a sauce, milk, etc., often with breadcrumbs on top
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
escallop (plural escallops)
A thin slice of meat, especially veal, normally shallow-fried.
A scallop.
Anagrams
• Capellos, collapse
Source: Wiktionary
Es*cal"lop, n.
Definition: See Escalop.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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