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.
EELLIKE
eellike
(adjective) resembling an eel in being long and thin and sinuous
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
eellike (comparative more eellike, superlative most eellike)
Resembling an eel in shape or behaviour
Source: Wiktionary
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ANALYSIS
(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’
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