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.
BEGEM
Etymology
Verb
begem (third-person singular simple present begems, present participle begemming, simple past and past participle begemmed)
To adorn (as if) with gems.
Source: Wiktionary
Be*gem", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Begemmed; p. pr. & vb. n. Begemming.]
Definition: To adorn with gems, or as with gems. Begemmed with dewdrops. Sir W. Scott. Those lonely realms bright garden isles begem. Shelley.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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