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.
LUNCHEON
lunch, luncheon, tiffin, dejeuner
(noun) a midday meal
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
luncheon (countable and uncountable, plural luncheons)
A formal meal served in the middle of the day.
(obsolete) Any midday meal; lunch.
(obsolete) A lump of food.
(obsolete) A portion of food taken at any time except at a regular meal; an informal or light repast.
Verb
luncheon (third-person singular simple present luncheons, present participle luncheoning, simple past and past participle luncheoned)
(intransitive, dated) To eat luncheon.
Source: Wiktionary
Lunch"eon, n. Etym: [Prov. E. luncheon, lunchion, lunshin, a large lump of food, fr. lunch. See Lunch.]
1. A lump of food. [Prov. Eng.]
2. A portion of food taken at any time except at a regular meal; an informal or light repast, as between breakfast and dinner.
Lunch"eon, v. i.
Definition: To take luncheon. Beaconsfield.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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INTERSPERSION
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