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.
INCLASPS
Verb
inclasps
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of inclasp
Source: Wiktionary
INCLASP
In*clasp", v. t. Etym: [Pref. in- in + clasp. Cf. Enclasp.]
Definition: To clasp within; to hold fast to; to embrace or encircle. [Written also enclasp.] The flattering ivy who did ever see Inclasp the huge trunk of an aged tree. F. Beaumont.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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