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.
MELLS
Verb
mells
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of mell
Anagrams
• Mlles, smell
Proper noun
Mells
plural of Mell
Anagrams
• Mlles, smell
Source: Wiktionary
MELL
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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