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.
DIAGRAMED
Verb
diagramed
simple past tense and past participle of diagram
Source: Wiktionary
DIAGRAM
Di"a*gram, n. Etym: [Gr. diagramme. See Graphic.]
1. (Geom.)
Definition: A figure or drawing made to illustrate a statement, or facilitate a demonstration; a plan.
2. Any simple drawing made for mathematical or scientific purposes, or to assist a verbal explanation which refers to it; a mechanical drawing, as distinguished from an artistical one. Indicator diagram. (Steam Engine) See Indicator card, under indicator
Di"a*gram, v. t.
Definition: To put into the form of a diagram.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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