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.
EYESHADE
bill, peak, eyeshade, visor, vizor
(noun) a brim that projects to the front to shade the eyes; “he pulled down the bill of his cap and trudged ahead”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
eyeshade (plural eyeshades)
(countable) A type of headgear for shielding the eyes from glaring light, usually consisting of a visor and a headband, more popular among indoor workers in the late-nineteenth and early-twentieth centuries than today.
(not countable) A cosmetic product which may be applied to the upper eyelid and to the area near the eye to change skin coloration.
Source: Wiktionary
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