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.
ROKELAY
Etymology
Noun
rokelay (plural rokelays)
(Scotland) A short cloak.
Anagrams
• kaloyer
Source: Wiktionary
Rok"e*lay, n. Etym: [Cf. Roquelaure.]
Definition: A short cloak. [Written also rockelay, rocklay, etc.] [Scot.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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