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.
KNURLING
Verb
knurling
present participle of knurl
Noun
knurling (plural knurlings)
A knurled pattern
Anagrams
• runkling
Source: Wiktionary
KNURL
Knurl, n. Etym: [See Knar, Gnar.]
Definition: A contorted knot in wood; a crossgrained protuberance; a nodule; a boss or projection.
2. One who, or that which, is crossgrained.
Knurl, v. t.
Definition: To provide with ridges, to assist the grasp, as in the edge of a flat knob, or coin; to mill.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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