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.
MISWRIT
Etymology 1
Verb
miswrit
(obsolete) past participle of miswrite
Etymology 2
Noun
miswrit (plural miswrits)
(rare) That which is incorrectly written or transcribed; a typo
Source: Wiktionary
MISWRITE
Mis*write", v. t.
Definition: To write incorrectly.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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