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.
ACCRETING
Verb
accreting
present participle of accrete
Source: Wiktionary
ACCRETE
Ac*crete", v. i. Etym: [From L. accretus, p. p. of accrescere to increase.]
1. To grow together.
2. To adhere; to grow (to); to be added; -- with to.
Ac*crete", v. t.
Definition: To make adhere; to add. Earle.
Ac*crete", a.
1. Characterized by accretion; made up; as, accrete matter.
2. (Bot.)
Definition: Grown together. Gray.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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