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.
FEZ
fez, tarboosh
(noun) a felt cap (usually red) for a man; shaped like a flat-topped cone with a tassel that hangs from the crown
Fez, Fes
(noun) a city in north central Morocco; religious center
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Proper noun
Fez
A city in Morocco
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Etymology
Noun
fez (plural fezzes or fezes)
A felt hat in the shape of a truncated cone, having a flat top with a tassel attached.
Synonym: tarboosh
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Source: Wiktionary
Fez, n. Etym: [F., fr. the town of Fez in Morocco.]
Definition: A felt or cloth cap, usually red and having a tassel, -- a variety of the tarboosh. See Tarboosh. B. Taylor.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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