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.
SHAKUDO
Etymology
Noun
shakudo (uncountable)
A billon of gold and copper that can be treated to form a dark indigo patina resembling lacquer.
Source: Wiktionary
Shak"u*do", n. [Jap.]
Definition: An alloy of copper, invented by the Japanese, having a very dark blue color approaching black.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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