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.
MISCALLS
Verb
miscalls
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of miscall
Source: Wiktionary
MISCALL
Mis*call", v. t.
1. To call by a wrong name; to name improperly.
2. To call by a bad name; to abuse. [Obs.] Fuller.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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