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.
TOGS
togs, threads, duds
(noun) informal terms for clothing
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
togs
plural of tog
Noun
togs pl (plural only)
(UK, slang) Clothes.
(with noun qualifier) Clothes for a specific occasion or use.
(Ireland, Australia (Queensland), New Zealand) swimsuit, both the women's and men's tight-fitting type (in some regions referred to as "speedos").
Synonyms
• (clothes for specific occasion or use): bathers, cossie, swimmers
Verb
togs
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of tog
Anagrams
• GTOs, gost, gots, stog
Source: Wiktionary
Togs, n. pl. [See Toggery.]
Definition: Clothes; garments; toggery. [Colloq. or Slang]
TOG
Tog, v. t. & i.
Definition: To put toggery, or togs, on; to dress; -- usually with out, implying care, elaborateness, or the like. [Colloq. or Slang] Harper's Weekly.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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