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.
IMBROWNS
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imbrowns
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of imbrown
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IMBROWN
Im*brown", v. t. Etym: [Pref. im- in + brown. Cf. Embrown.]
Definition: To make brown; to obscure; to darken; to tan; as, features imbrowned by exposure. The mountain mass by scorching skies imbrowned. Byron.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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