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.
IMBALMED
Verb
imbalmed
simple past tense and past participle of imbalm
Anagrams
• dimmable, midamble
Source: Wiktionary
IMBALM
Im*balm", v. t.
Definition: See Embalm.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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5 November 2024
TEMPORIZE
(verb) draw out a discussion or process in order to gain time; “The speaker temporized in order to delay the vote”
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