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.
FONDU
fondue, fondu
(noun) hot cheese or chocolate melted to the consistency of a sauce into which bread or fruits are dipped
fondue, fondu
(noun) cubes of meat or seafood cooked in hot oil and then dipped in any of various sauces
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
fondu (countable and uncountable, plural fondus)
(printing) The graded shift from one color into another.
Alternative spelling of fondue
(ballet) Involving a lowering of the body by bending the knee of the supporting leg.
Anagrams
• Found., found
Source: Wiktionary
Fon`du" (fon"dus"), a. [F. fondu, p.p. of fondre to melt, blend. See Found to cast.]
Definition: Blended; passing into each other by subtle gradations; -- said of colors or of the surface or material on which the colors are laid.
Fon`due", n. [Also erroneously Fon`du".] [F. See Fondu; cf. Fondant.] (Cookery)
Definition: A dish made of cheese, eggs, butter, etc., melted together.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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FOCUS
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