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.
FEATEST
Adjective
featest
superlative form of feat: most feat
Anagrams
• estafet
Source: Wiktionary
FEAT
Feat, n. Etym: [OE. fet, OF. fet, fait, F. fait, factum, fr. L. facere, factum, to make or do. Cf. Fact, Feasible, Do.]
1. An act; a deed; an exploit. The warlike feats I have done. Shak.
2. A striking act of strength, skill, or cunning; a trick; as, feats of horsemanship, or of dexterity.
Feat, v. t.
Definition: To form; to fashion. [Obs.] To the more mature, A glass that feated them. Shak.
Feat, a. [Compar. Feater; superl. Featest.] Etym: [F. fait made, shaped, fit, p.p. of faire to make or do. See Feat, n.]
Definition: Dexterous in movements or service; skillful; neat; nice; pretty. [Archaic] Never master had a page . . . so feat. Shak. And look how well my garments sit upon me --Much feater than before. Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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PUNGENCY
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