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.
BEECHEN
beechen
(adjective) consisting of or made of wood of the beech tree
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
beechen (not comparable)
Consisting or made of the wood or bark of the beech.
Source: Wiktionary
Beech"en, a. Etym: [AS. b.]
Definition: Consisting, or made, of the wood or bark of the beech; belonging to the beech. "Plain beechen vessels." Dryden.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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DISPERSION
(noun) the act of dispersing or diffusing something; “the dispersion of the troops”; “the diffusion of knowledge”
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