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.
ENCORED
Verb
encored
simple past tense and past participle of encore
Anagrams
• Condere, Creedon, ecderon, encoder, necroed
Source: Wiktionary
ENCORE
En`core", adv. or interj. Etym: [F. The last part of the word is fr. L. hora hour. See Hour.]
Definition: Once more; again; -- used by the auditors and spectators of plays, concerts, and other entertainments, to call for a repetition of a particular part.
En`core", n.
Definition: A call or demand (as, by continued applause) for a repetition; as, the encores were numerous.
En`core", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Encored; p. pr. & vb. n. Encoring.]
Definition: To call for a repetition or reappearance of; as, to encore a song or a singer. [Rebecca] insisted upon encoring one of the duets. Thackeray.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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