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.
CURDLING
curdling, clotting, coagulation
(noun) the process of forming semisolid lumps in a liquid
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Verb
curdling
present participle of curdle
Noun
curdling (plural curdlings)
The act by which something is curdled.
Anagrams
• crudling
Source: Wiktionary
CURDLE
Cur"dle (kr"d'l), v. i. Etym: [From Curd.] [Sometimes written crudle and cruddle.]
1. To change into curd; to coagulate; as, rennet causes milk to curdle. Thomson.
2. To thicken; to congeal. Then Mary could feel her heart's blood curdle cold. Southey.
Cur"dle, v. t. [imp. & p.p. Curdled (-d'ld); p.pr. & vb. n. Curdling (-dlng).]
1. To change into curd; to cause to coagulate. "To curdle whites of eggs" Boyle.
2. To congeal or thicken. My chill blood is curdled in my veins. Dryden.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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FRISK
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