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.
BLOODSHOT
bloodshot
(adjective) (of an eye) reddened as a result of locally congested blood vessels; inflamed; “bloodshot eyes”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
bloodshot (comparative more bloodshot, superlative most bloodshot)
(of the eyes) reddened and inflamed because of congested blood vessels
Source: Wiktionary
Blood"shot` (, a. Etym: [Blood + shot, p. p. of shoot to variegate.]
Definition: Red and inflamed; suffused with blood, or having the vessels turgid with blood, as when the conjunctiva is inflamed or irritated. His eyes were bloodshot, . . . and his hair disheveled. Dickens.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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FRISK
(noun) the act of searching someone for concealed weapons or illegal drugs; “he gave the suspect a quick frisk”
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