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.
TRILBY
fedora, felt hat, homburg, Stetson, trilby
(noun) a hat made of felt with a creased crown
Trilby
(noun) singer in a novel by George du Maurier who was under the control of the hypnotist Svengali
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
From the stage adaptation of George du Maurier's novel Trilby, in which such hats were worn.
Noun
trilby (plural trilbys or trilbies)
A narrow-brimmed felt hat.
Anagrams
• blirty
Source: Wiktionary
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