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.
MOIRE
moire, watered
(adjective) (of silk fabric) having a wavelike pattern
moire, watered-silk
(noun) silk fabric with a wavy surface pattern
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
moire (countable and uncountable, plural moires)
Originally, a fine textile fabric made of the hair of an Asiatic goat.
Any textile fabric to which a watered appearance is given.
Anagrams
• meroi
Source: Wiktionary
Moire, n. Etym: [F. Cf. Mohair.]
1. Originally, a fine textile fabric made of the hair of an Asiatic goat; afterwards, any textile fabric to which a watered appearance is given in the process of calendering.
2. A watered, clouded, or frosted appearance produced upon either textile fabrics or metallic surfaces. Moire antique, a superior kind of thick moire.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(noun) (Roman Catholic Church) an antiphon (usually from the Book of Psalms) immediately after the epistle at Mass
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