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.
PRIAN
Pri"an, n. Etym: [Cornish, clayey ground, from pri clay.] (Mining)
Definition: A fine, white, somewhat friable clay; also, the ore contained in a mixture of clay and pebbles. [Written also pryan.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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