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.
INVOICED
Verb
invoiced
simple past tense and past participle of invoice
Source: Wiktionary
INVOICE
In"voice`, n. Etym: [F. envois things sent, goods forwarded, pl. of envoi a sending or things sent, fr. envoyer to send; cf. F. lettre d'envoi letter of advice of goods forwarded. See Envoy.]
1. (Com.)
Definition: A written account of the particulars of merchandise shipped or sent to a purchaser, consignee, factor, etc., with the value or prices and charges annexed. Wharton.
2. The lot or set of goods as shipped or received; as, the merchant receives a large invoice of goods.
In"voice`, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Invoiced; p. pr. & vb. n. Invoicing.]
Definition: To make a written list or account of, as goods to be sent to a consignee; to insert in a priced list; to write or enter in an invoice. Goods, wares, and merchandise imported from Norway, and invoiced in the current dollar of Norway. Madison.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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