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.
POMATUM
pomade, pomatum
(noun) hairdressing consisting of a perfumed oil or ointment
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
pomatum (plural pomatums)
pomade.
Verb
pomatum (third-person singular simple present pomatums, present participle pomatuming, simple past and past participle pomatumed)
(transitive) To dress with pomatum.
Source: Wiktionary
Po*ma"tum, n. Etym: [See Pomade.]
Definition: A perfumed unguent or composition, chiefly used in dressing the hair; pomade. Wiseman.
Po*ma"tum, v. t.
Definition: To dress with pomatum.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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