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.
PIEDMONT
Piedmont, Piemonte
(noun) the region of northwestern Italy; includes the Po valley
Piedmont
(noun) the plateau between the coastal plain and the Appalachian Mountains: parts of Virginia and North and South Carolina and Georgia and Alabama
piedmont
(noun) a gentle slope leading from the base of a mountain to a region of flat land
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Proper noun
Piedmont
Region in the north of Italy.
The region of the eastern US between the Appalachian mountains and the coastal plain, extending from eastern Alabama to northern New Jersey.
A city in Alameda County, California, United States.
Etymology
Noun
piedmont (plural piedmonts)
Any region of foothills of a mountain range.
Adjective
piedmont (not comparable)
Formed or lying at the foot of a mountain range.
Source: Wiktionary
Pied"mont, a. Etym: [F. pied foot + mont mountain.] (Geol.)
Definition: Noting the region of foothills near the base of a mountain chain.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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