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.
KENT
Kent
(noun) a county in southeastern England on the English Channel; formerly an Anglo-Saxon kingdom, it was the first to be colonized by the Romans
Kent, Rockwell Kent
(noun) United States painter noted for his woodcuts (1882-1971)
KEN
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Proper noun
Kent
A maritime county of southeast England bordered by East Sussex, Surrey, Greater London, the North Sea and the English Channel.
A river in Cumbria, England, which flows into Morecambe Bay at Arnside.
A district municipality of British Columbia, Canada.
A coastal fishing village in the Western Area Rural District, Sierra Leone.
An unincorporated community in Elmore County, Alabama.
An unincorporated community in Pike County, Alabama.
A ghost town in Colusa County, California.
The former name of Kentfield, a census-designated place in Marin County, California.
A town in Litchfield, Connecticut.
An unincorporated community in Nassau County, Florida.
An unincorporated community in Stephenson County, Illinois.
An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Republican Township, Jefferson County, Indiana, United States.
A former city and census-designated place in Union County, Iowa, disincorporated in 2003.
A tiny city in Wilkin County, Minnesota.
A town in Putnam County, New York.
A city in Portage County, Ohio.
An unincorporated community in Sherman County, Oregon.
An unincorporated community in Culbertson County, Texas.
A city in King County, Washington, United States; suburb of Seattle,.
A neighborhood in northwest Washington, D.C., United States.
An unincorporated community in Marshall County, West Virginia.
A surname derived from the place name.
A male given name from surnames, of mostly American usage; but never popular.
Anagrams
• tekn-
Etymology 1
Verb
kent
simple past tense and past participle of ken
Etymology 2
Noun
kent (plural kents)
(Scotland) A shepherd's staff.
(Scotland) A pole or pike.
Verb
kent (third-person singular simple present kents, present participle kenting, simple past and past participle kented)
(Scotland) To propel (a boat) using a pole.
Anagrams
• tekn-
Source: Wiktionary
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