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.
COUNTERMURED
Verb
countermured
simple past tense and past participle of countermure
Source: Wiktionary
COUNTERMURE
Coun"ter*mure` (-mr`), n. Etym: [Counter- + mure: cf. F. contremur.] (Fort.)
Definition: A wall raised behind another, to supply its place when breached or destroyed. [R.] Cf. Contramure. Knolles.
Coun`ter*mure" (koun`tr-mr"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Countermured (- mrd"); p. pr. & vb. n. Countermuring.] Etym: [Cf. F. contremurer.]
Definition: To fortify with a wall behind another wall. [R.] Kyd.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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