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.
ETHIOPS
Noun
Ethiops
plural of Ethiop
Anagrams
• Ophites, Peshito, hot pies, hotpies, ophites, poiseth
Noun
ethiops (uncountable)
Alternative form of aethiops
Anagrams
• Ophites, Peshito, hot pies, hotpies, ophites, poiseth
Source: Wiktionary
E"thi*ops n. Etym: [NL. See Ethiop.] (Old Chem.)
Definition: A black substance; -- formerly applied to various preparations of a black or very dark color. [Written also Æthiops.] [Obs.] Ethiops martial (Old Chem.), black oxide of iron.
– Ethiops mineral (Old Chem.), black sulphide of mercury, obtained by triturating mercury with sulphur.
– Ethiops per se (Old Chem.), mercury in finely divided state, having the appearance of a dark powder, obtained by shaking it up or by exposure to the air.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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