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.
INGROWING
ingrowing, ingrown
(adjective) growing abnormally into the flesh; “an ingrown toenail”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
ingrowing (comparative more ingrowing, superlative most ingrowing)
growing inwards or abnormally towards (a part of the body)
Source: Wiktionary
In"grow`ing, a.
Definition: Growing or appearing to grow into some other substance. Ingrowing nail, one whose edges are becoming imbedded in the adjacent flesh.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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