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.
IRIDESCENTLY
Etymology
Adverb
iridescently (comparative more iridescently, superlative most iridescently)
In an iridescent manner.
Anagrams
• indiscreetly
Source: Wiktionary
IRIDESCENT
Ir`i*des"cent, a. Etym: [L. iris, iridis, the rainbow: cf. F. iridescent.]
Definition: Having colors like the rainbow; exhibiting a play of changeable colors; nacreous; prismatic; as, iridescent glass.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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