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.
ATTRAP
Etymology 1
Verb
attrap (third-person singular simple present attraps, present participle attrapping, simple past and past participle attrapped)
(transitive) To entrap; to ensnare.
Etymology 2
Verb
attrap (third-person singular simple present attraps, present participle attrapping, simple past and past participle attrapped)
(transitive, obsolete) To adorn with trappings; to dress or array.
Source: Wiktionary
At*trap", v. t. Etym: [F. attraper to catch; à (L. ad) + trappe trap. See Trap (for taking game).]
Definition: To entrap; to insnare. [Obs.] Grafton.
At*trap", v. t. Etym: [Pref. ad + trap to adorn.]
Definition: To adorn with trapping; to array. [Obs.] Shall your horse be attrapped . . . more richly Holland.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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