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.
leafleting
present participle of leaflet
Source: Wiktionary
Leaf"let, n.
1. A little leaf; also, a little printed leaf or a tract.
2. (Bot.)
Definition: One of the divisions of a compound leaf; a foliole.
3. (Zoöl.)
Definition: A leaflike organ or part; as, a leaflet of the gills of fishes.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
29 November 2024
(adjective) furnished with inhabitants; “the area is well populated”; “forests populated with all kinds of wild life”
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.