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.
GRISES
Noun
grises
plural of grise
Proper noun
Grises
plural of Grise
Source: Wiktionary
GRIS
Gris, a. Etym: [OF. & F., fr. LL. griseus; of German origin; cf. MHG. gris, G. greis, hoary. Cf. Grizzle.]
Definition: Gray. [R.] Chaucer.
Gris, n. Etym: [OF., fr. gris gray. Cf. G. grauwerk (lit. gray work) the gray skin of the Siberian squirrel. See Gris, a.]
Definition: A costly kind of fur. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Gris (grîs), n. sing. & pl. Etym: [See Grice a pig.]
Definition: A little pig. [Obs.] Piers Plowman.
GRISE
Grise (gris), n.
Definition: See Grice, a pig. [Prov. Eng.]
Grise (gris or gres), n. Etym: [Prop. pl. of gree a step.]
Definition: A step (in a flight of stairs); a degree. [Obs.] Every grise of fortune Is smoothed by that below. Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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