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.
TASSET
tasset, tasse
(noun) one of two pieces of armor plate hanging from the fauld to protect the upper thighs
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
tasset (plural tassets)
A tasse.
Anagrams
• States, Testas, satest, states, tastes, testas
Source: Wiktionary
Tas"set, n. Etym: [See Tasse.]
Definition: A defense for the front of the thigh, consisting of one or more iron plates hanging from the belt on the lower edge of the corselet.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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