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.
PLANISHING
Verb
planishing
present participle of planish
Source: Wiktionary
Plan"ish*ing,
Definition: a. & vb. n. from Planish, v. t. Planishing rolls (Coining), rolls between which metal strips are passed while cold, to bring them to exactly the required thickness.
PLANISH
Plan"ish, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Planished; p. pr. & vb. n. Planishing.] Etym: [OF. planir, F. planer. See Plane, v., and -ish.]
Definition: To make smooth or plane, as a metallic surface; to condense, toughen, and polish by light blows with a hammer.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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