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.
MISTELL
Etymology
Noun
mistell (plural mistells)
A message sent to the incorrect recipient in an instant messaging program or online game.
Verb
mistell (third-person singular simple present mistells, present participle mistelling, simple past and past participle mistold)
(transitive) To tell inaccurately.
Anagrams
• millets
Source: Wiktionary
Mis*tell", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Mistold; p. pr. & vb. n. Mistelling.]
Definition: To tell erroneously.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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