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.
LAMBATIVE
Lam"ba*tive, a. Etym: [L. lambere to lick. See Lambent.]
Definition: Taken by licking with the tongue. "Sirups and lambative medicines." Sir T. Browne.
Lam"ba*tive, n.
Definition: A medicine taken by licking with the tongue; a lincture. Wiseman.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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