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.
FORLORE
Verb
forlore
simple past tense of forlese
Anagrams
• floorer, refloor
Source: Wiktionary
For*lore", imp. pl. & p. p.
Definition: oForlese. [Obs.] The beasts their caves, the birds their neforlore. Fairfax.
FORLESE
For*lese", v. t. [p. p. Forlore, Forlorn (.] Etym: [OE. forlesen. See Forlorn.]
Definition: To lose utterly. [Obs.] haucer.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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