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.
DEAFENS
Verb
deafens
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of deafen
Anagrams
• ensafed, safened
Source: Wiktionary
DEAFEN
Deaf"en, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Deafened; p. pr. & vb. n. Deafening.] Etym: [From Deaf.]
1. To make deaf; to deprive of the power of hearing; to render incapable of perceiving sounds distinctly. Deafened and stunned with their promiscuous cries. Addison.
2. (Arch.)
Definition: To render impervious to sound, as a partition or floor, by filling the space within with mortar, by lining with paper, etc.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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