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.
ENSHIELD
Etymology
Verb
enshield (third-person singular simple present enshields, present participle enshielding, simple past and past participle enshielded)
(archaic, transitive) To shield; to defend.
Adjective
enshield (comparative more enshield, superlative most enshield)
(obsolete) Hidden or screened (as) by a shield (attested only in the quotation below).
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Source: Wiktionary
En*shield", v. t.
Definition: To defend, as with a shield; to shield. [Archaic] Shak.
En*shield", a.
Definition: Shielded; enshielded. [Obs.] Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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