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.
KHAKI
khaki
(adjective) of a yellowish brown color
khaki
(noun) a sturdy twilled cloth of a yellowish brown color used especially for military uniforms
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
khaki (countable and uncountable, plural khakis)
A dull, yellowish-brown colour, the colour of dust.
Khaki green, a dull green colour.
• Op. cit., page 56
A strong cloth of wool or cotton, often used for military or other uniforms.
(rare) A soldier wearing a khaki uniform.
(South Africa, derogatory, slang) A British person (from the colour of the uniform of British troops, originally in the Second Boer War; compare rooinek). (In this sense the plural generally is khakies.)
Khaki clothing or uniform, commonly in the plural.
Adjective
khaki (comparative more khaki, superlative most khaki)
Dust-coloured; of the colour of dust.
Source: Wiktionary
Kha"ki (kä"ke), a. [Hind. khaki, lit., dusty, dust-colored, fr. Per. khak dust.]
Definition: Of a dull brownish yellow, or drab color; -- applied to cloth, originally to a stout brownish cotton cloth, used in making uniforms in the Anglo-Indian army. In the United States service the summer uniform of cotton is officially designated khaki; the winter uniform of wool, olive drab.
Kha"ki, n.
Definition: Any kind of khaki cloth; hence, a uniform of khaki or, rarely, a soldier clad in khaki. In the United States and British armies khaki or cloth of a very similar color is almost exclusively used for service in the field.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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