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.
KOLINSKY
Etymology
Noun
kolinsky (plural kolinskies)
The Siberian weasel, Mustela sibirica
The fur of the Siberian weasel
Source: Wiktionary
Ko*lin"sky, n. [Russ. kolinski of Kola, a district in northeasten Russia where the finest minks abound.]
Definition: Among furriers, any of several Asiatic minks; esp., Putorius sibiricus, the yellowish brown pelt of which is valued, esp. for the tail, used for making artists' brushes. Trade names for the fur are red sable and Tatar sable.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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ODONTOGLOSSUM
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