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.
LICKERISH
Etymology
Adjective
lickerish (comparative more lickerish, superlative most lickerish)
Eager; craving; urged by desire; eager to taste or enjoy; greedy.
Lecherous; lustful.
Tempting the appetite; dainty.
Source: Wiktionary
Lick"er*ish, a. Etym: [Cf. Lecherous.]
1. Eager; craving; urged by desire; eager to taste or enjoy; greedy. "The lickerish palate of the glutton." Bp. Hall.
2. Tempting the appetite; dainty. "Lickerish baits, fit to insnare a brute." Milton.
3. lecherous; lustful. Robert of Brunne.
– Lick"er*ish*ly, adv.
– Lick"er*ish*ness, n.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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