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.
ENCAUSTIC
encaustic
(noun) a paint consisting of pigment mixed with melted beeswax; it is fixed with heat after application
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
encaustic (not comparable)
(art) Prepared by means of heat; burned in.
Noun
encaustic (plural encaustics)
a wax-based paint that is fixed in place by heating
a painting produced using this paint
Anagrams
• succinate, unascetic
Source: Wiktionary
En*caus"tic, a. Etym: [L. encausticus, Gr. encaustique. See Caustic, and cf. Ink.] (Fine Arts)
Definition: Prepared by means of heat; burned in. Encaustic painting (Fine Arts), painting by means of wax with which the colors are combined, and which is afterwards fused with hot irons, thus fixing the colors.
– Encaustic tile (Fine Arts), an earthenware tile which has a decorative pattern and is not wholly of one color.
En*caus"tic, n. Etym: [L. encaustica, Gr. encaustique. See Encaustic, a.]
Definition: The method of painting in heated wax, or in any way where heat is used to fix the colors.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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