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.
BEWAILS
Verb
bewails
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bewail
Anagrams
• Waibels, bawlies
Source: Wiktionary
BEWAIL
Be*wail", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bewailed; p. pr. & vb. n. Bewailing.]
Definition: To express deep sorrow for, as by wailing; to lament; to wail over. Hath widowed and unchilded many a one, Which to this hour bewail the injury. Shak.
Syn.
– To bemoan; grieve.
– See Deplore.
Be*wail", v. i.
Definition: To express grief; to lament. Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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