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.
FLATLING
Etymology
Adverb
flatling (comparative more flatling, superlative most flatling)
Flatly, plainly.
In a flat position.
With the flat side (e.g. of a weapon).
Source: Wiktionary
Flat"ling, adv. Etym: [Flat, a. + adverbial suff. -ing.]
Definition: With the flat side, as of a sword; flatlong; in a prostrate position. [Obs.] Spenser.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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UNAMBIGUOUS
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