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.
ACIERATE
Etymology
Verb
acierate (third-person singular simple present acierates, present participle acierating, simple past and past participle acierated)
(rare) To convert iron into steel, or to coat with a layer of steel by converting only the surface of the iron.
Source: Wiktionary
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31 March 2025
IMPROVISED
(adjective) done or made using whatever is available; “crossed the river on improvised bridges”; “the survivors used jury-rigged fishing gear”; “the rock served as a makeshift hammer”
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