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.
PERFORATES
Verb
perforates
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of perforate
Source: Wiktionary
PERFORATE
Per"fo*rate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Perforated; p. pr. & vb. n. Perforating.] Etym: [L. perforatus, p.p. of perforare to perforate; per through + forare to bore. See Bore, v.]
Definition: To bore through; to pierce through with a pointed instrument; to make a hole or holes through by boring or piercing; to pierce or penetrate the surface of. Bacon.
Per"fo*rate, Per"fo*ra`ted, a.
Definition: Pierced with a hole or holes, or with pores; having transparent dots resembling holes.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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