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.
BEDUST
Etymology
Verb
bedust (third-person singular simple present bedusts, present participle bedusting, simple past and past participle bedusted)
(archaic) To cover with dust.
Anagrams
• bestud, budset, busted, debuts, dĂ©buts
Source: Wiktionary
Be*dust", v. t.
Definition: To sprinkle, soil, or cover with dust. Sherwood.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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AGITATION
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