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.
MISGAUGE
misgauge
(verb) gauge something incorrectly or improperly
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
misgauge (third-person singular simple present misgauges, present participle misgauging, simple past and past participle misgauged)
To gauge (measure) incorrectly
Source: Wiktionary
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FABLED
(adjective) celebrated in fable or legend; “the fabled Paul Bunyan and his blue ox”; “legendary exploits of Jesse James”
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