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.
LACTEOUS
Etymology
Adjective
lacteous (comparative more lacteous, superlative most lacteous)
Milky; resembling milk.
Lacteal; conveying chyle.
Synonyms
• (resembling milk): lactean, lactescent; see also lacteous
• (conveying chyle): lactean
Anagrams
• locustae, osculate, scale out, scaleout
Source: Wiktionary
Lac"te*ous, a. Etym: [See Lacteal.]
1. Milky; resembling milk. "The lacteous circle." Sir T. Browne.
2. Lacteal; conveying chyle; as, lacteous vessels.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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