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.
GASCONADES
Noun
gasconades
plural of gasconade
Verb
gasconades
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of gasconade
Noun
Gasconades
plural of Gasconade
Verb
Gasconades
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of Gasconade
Source: Wiktionary
GASCONADE
Gas`con*ade", n. Etym: [F. gasconnade, from Gascon an inhabitant of Gascony, the people of which were noted for boasting.]
Definition: A boast or boasting; a vaunt; a bravado; a bragging; braggodocio. Swift.
Gas`con*ade", v. i. [imp. & p. p. Gasconaded; p. pr. & vb. n. Gasconading.]
Definition: To boast; to brag; to bluster.
GASCONADE
Gas`con*ade", n. Etym: [F. gasconnade, from Gascon an inhabitant of Gascony, the people of which were noted for boasting.]
Definition: A boast or boasting; a vaunt; a bravado; a bragging; braggodocio. Swift.
Gas`con*ade", v. i. [imp. & p. p. Gasconaded; p. pr. & vb. n. Gasconading.]
Definition: To boast; to brag; to bluster.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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