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.
TOLEDO
Toledo
(noun) a city in central Spain on the Tagus river; famous for steel and swords since the first century
Toledo
(noun) an industrial city in northwestern Ohio on Lake Erie
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Proper noun
Toledo
A city in Castile-La Mancha, Spain.
A province of Castile-La Mancha, Spain.
A county seat, Cumberland County, Illinois, United States.
A city, the county seat of Tama County, Iowa, United States.
A large city, the county seat of Lucas County, Ohio, United States.
A city in Oregon, United States.
A city and town in Washington, United States.
Anagrams
• looted, tooled
Etymology
Noun
toledo (plural toledos)
A sword or sword blade made at Toledo in Spain, a city famous in the 16th and 17th centuries for the excellence of its weapons.
Anagrams
• looted, tooled
Source: Wiktionary
To*le"do, n.
Definition: A sword or sword blade made at Toledo in Spain, which city was famous in the 16th and 17th centuries for the excellence of its weapons.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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