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.
ENLARD
Etymology
Verb
enlard (third-person singular simple present enlards, present participle enlarding, simple past and past participle enlarded)
(transitive) To cover or dress with lard or grease.
Anagrams
• Ladner, Lander, Larned, Lenard, Nadler, Randel, Randle, aldern, darnel, lander, larned, learn'd, learnd, reland
Source: Wiktionary
En*lard", v. t. Etym: [Pref. en- + lard: cf. OF. enlarder to put on the spit, Pr. & Sp. enlardar to rub with grease, baste.]
Definition: To cover or dress with lard or grease; to fatten. Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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