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.
DOW
Etymology 1
Verb
dow (third-person singular simple present dows, present participle dowing, simple past and past participle dought or dowed)
(obsolete) To be worth.
(obsolete) To be of use, have value.
(obsolete) To have the strength for, to be able to.
(obsolete) To thrive, prosper.
Etymology 2
Verb
dow (third-person singular simple present dows, present participle dowing, simple past and past participle dowed)
To furnish with a dower; to endow.
Etymology 3
Noun
dow (plural dows)
Alternative form of dhow
Anagrams
• owd
Etymology
Proper noun
Dow
A surname.
Dow Jones Average
A male given name
Anagrams
• owd
Source: Wiktionary
Dow, n.
Definition: A kind of vessel. See Dhow.
Dow, v. t. Etym: [F. douer. See Dower.]
Definition: To furnish with a dower; to endow. [Obs.] Wyclif.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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