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.
DYES
Noun
dyes
plural of dye
Verb
dyes
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dye
Anagrams
• Syed, deys, yeds
Proper noun
Dyes
plural of Dye
Anagrams
• Syed, deys, yeds
Source: Wiktionary
DYE
Dye, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dyed; p. pr. & vb. n. Dyeing.] Etym: [OE. deyan, dyen, AS. deágian.]
Definition: To stain; to color; to give a new and permanent color to, as by the application of dyestuffs. Cloth to be dyed of divers colors. Trench. The soul is dyed by its thoughts. Lubbock. To dye in the grain, To dye in the wool (Fig.), to dye firmly; to imbue thoroughly. He might truly be termed a legitimate son of the revenue system dyed in the wool. Hawthorne.
Syn.
– See Stain.
Dye, n.
1. Color produced by dyeing.
2. Material used for dyeing; a dyestuff.
Dye, n.
Definition: Same as Die, a lot. Spenser.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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