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.
ACEROUS
Etymology 1
Adjective
acerous (not comparable)
Alternative spelling of acerose
Etymology 2
Adjective
acerous (not comparable)
(zoology) Destitute of tentacles.
(zoology) Without antennae.
Anagrams
• carouse
Source: Wiktionary
Ac"er*ous, a.
Definition: Same as Acerose.
Ac"er*ous, a. Etym: [Gr. &a; priv. + keras a horn.] (Zoöl.) (a) Destitute of tentacles, as certain mollusks. (b) Without antennæ, as some insects.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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DOOMED
(adjective) marked by or promising bad fortune; “their business venture was doomed from the start”; “an ill-fated business venture”; “an ill-starred romance”; “the unlucky prisoner was again put in irons”- W.H.Prescott
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