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.
HORNBLENDE
hornblende
(noun) a green to black mineral of the amphibole group; consists of silicates of calcium and sodium and magnesium and iron
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
hornblende (countable and uncountable, plural hornblendes)
(mineral) A green to black amphibole mineral, of complex structure, formed in the late stages of cooling in igneous rock.
Source: Wiktionary
Horn"blende`, n. Etym: [G., fr. horn horn + blende blende.] (Min.)
Definition: The common black, or dark green or brown, variety of amphibole. (See Amphibole.) It belongs to the aluminous division of the species, and is also characterized by its containing considerable iron. Also used as a general term to include the whole species. Hornblende schist (Geol.), a hornblende rock of schistose structure.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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