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.
OUTSTEP
Etymology 1
Verb
outstep (third-person singular simple present outsteps, present participle outstepping, simple past and past participle outstepped)
(transitive) To step or go beyond; exceed; overstep.
Synonyms
• overgo, surpass, transcend; see also transcend
Etymology 2
Conjunction
outstep
Alternative form of outcept
Anagrams
• puttoes, step out, toupets
Source: Wiktionary
Out*step", v. t.
Definition: To exceed in stepping.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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UNSEASONED
(adjective) not tried or tested by experience; “unseasoned artillery volunteers”; “still untested in battle”; “an illustrator untried in mural painting”; “a young hand at plowing”
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