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.
MELL
Etymology 1
Verb
mell (third-person singular simple present mells, present participle melling, simple past and past participle melled)
(UK dialectal, transitive) To speak; tell; say.
Noun
mell
(UK dialectal) Discourse; conversation.
Etymology 2
Verb
mell (third-person singular simple present mells, present participle melling, simple past and past participle melled)
(intransitive, archaic) To deal, concern oneself; to interfere or meddle.
Etymology 3
Noun
mell (uncountable)
(obsolete) Honey.
Proper noun
Mell (plural Mells)
A surname.
Statistics
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Mell is the 19654th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1371 individuals. Mell is most common among White (91.47%) individuals.
Source: Wiktionary
Mell, v. i. & t. Etym: [F. mêler, OF. meller, mester. See Meddle.]
Definition: To mix; to meddle. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Mell, n. Etym: [See Mellifluous.]
Definition: Honey. [Obs.] Warner.
Mell, n.
Definition: A mill. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’
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