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.
GLAUCOUSLY
Etymology
Adverb
glaucously (not comparable)
In a glaucous manner
Source: Wiktionary
GLAUCOUS
Glau"cous, a. Etym: [L. glaucus, Gr.
1. Of a sea-green color; of a dull green passing into grayish blue. Lindley.
2. (Bot.)
Definition: Covered with a fine bloom or fine white powder easily rubbed off, as that on a blue plum, or on a cabbage leaf. Gray.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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