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.
RUDDLE
ruddle, reddle, raddle
(noun) a red iron ore used in dyeing and marking
ruddle
(verb) redden as if with a red ocher color
raddle, ruddle
(verb) twist or braid together, interlace
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Noun
ruddle (countable and uncountable, plural ruddles)
A form of red ochre sometimes used to mark sheep.
(obsolete) Ruddiness; red coloration.
Synonyms
• raddle
• reddle
Verb
ruddle (third-person singular simple present ruddles, present participle ruddling, simple past and past participle ruddled)
To mark something with red ochre.
To raddle or twist.
Synonyms
• raddle
• reddle
Etymology 2
Noun
ruddle (plural ruddles)
A riddle or sieve.
Verb
ruddle (third-person singular simple present ruddles, present participle ruddling, simple past and past participle ruddled)
(transitive) To sift together; to mix, as through a sieve.
Source: Wiktionary
Rud"dle, v. t.
Definition: To raddle or twist. [Obs.]
Rud"dle, n.
Definition: A riddle or sieve. [Obs.] Holland.
Rud"dle, n. Etym: [See Rud; cf. Reddle.] (Min.)
Definition: A species of red earth colored by iron sesquioxide; red ocher.
Rud"dle, v. t.
Definition: To mark with ruddle; to raddle; to rouge. "Their ruddled cheeks." Thackeray. A fair sheep newly ruddled. Lady M. W. Montagu.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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