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.
MOTHPROOF
mothproof, moth-resistant
(adjective) resistant to damage by moths
mothproof
(verb) protect from moths; “mothproof woollen clothes during the summer”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
mothproof (comparative more mothproof, superlative most mothproof)
Resistant to being eaten by moths.
Verb
mothproof (third-person singular simple present mothproofs, present participle mothproofing, simple past and past participle mothproofed)
To apply odoriferous materials intended to repel moths from clothing.
Source: Wiktionary
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