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.
ALONGSHORE
Etymology
Adverb
alongshore (not comparable)
At or along a shore or coast. [from 17th c.]
Adjective
alongshore (not comparable)
At or along a shore or coast. [from 18th c.]
Source: Wiktionary
A*long"shore`, adv.
Definition: Along the shore or coast.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(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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