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.
PUTTEE
puttee
(noun) a strip of cloth wound around the leg to form legging; used by soldiers in World War I
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Noun
puttee (plural puttees)
A strip of cloth wound round the leg, worn for protection or support by hikers, soldiers etc.
Etymology 2
Noun
puttee (plural puttees)
(grammar) Something that is put somewhere; the object of the action of putting.
Coordinate terms
• putter
Source: Wiktionary
Put"tee, n.
Definition: Same as Putty, a kind of gaiter.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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