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.
KEPI
kepi, peaked cap, service cap, yachting cap
(noun) a cap with a flat circular top and a visor
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
kepi (plural kepis)
A cap with a flat circular top and a visor, particularly associated with French uniforms.
Anagrams
• Pike, kipe, pike
Source: Wiktionary
Kep"i, n. [F. képi, of G. origin.]
Definition: A military cap having a close-fitting band, a round flat top sloping toward the front, and a visor. As originally worn by the French in Algeria about 1830 it was tall and stiff with a straight visor. It is now lower, has a curved visor, and is frequently soft.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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