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.
VERMILLION
vermilion, vermillion, cinnabar, Chinese-red
(adjective) of a vivid red to reddish-orange color
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
vermillion (countable and uncountable, plural vermillions)
Alternative spelling of vermilion
Adjective
vermillion (comparative more vermillion, superlative most vermillion)
Alternative spelling of vermilion
Verb
vermillion (third-person singular simple present vermillions, present participle vermillioning, simple past and past participle vermillion'd or vermillioned)
(archaic) Alternative spelling of vermilion
Usage notes
• Some authorities[who?] view this as a misspelling; others consider it a valid but perhaps dated alternative.
• It is entered as a second-listed spelling without prejudice or usage note in major dictionaries.
• The Oxford English Dictionary online includes 23 citations of the noun or adjective with this spelling, ranging in date from 1597 to 1865, as well as nine citations of the verb from 1656 to 1849.
• About 30% of the usage of vermilion/vermillion in the US (COCA) is in this spelling. In modern British usage, this spelling is rare (only 2 publications in the BNC, out of thousands).
• Only the one-L spelling appears in Webster's 1828, 1841 and 1913 dictionaries.
Anagrams
• Morinville
Proper noun
Vermillion (countable and uncountable, plural Vermillions)
A surname.
A city, the county seat of Clay County, South Dakota, United States.
Statistics
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Vermillion is the 6271st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 5449 individuals. Vermillion is most common among White (92.55%) individuals.
Anagrams
• Morinville
Source: Wiktionary
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