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.
PRECURE
Etymology
Verb
precure (third-person singular simple present precures, present participle precuring, simple past and past participle precured)
(transitive) To treat (rubber) to enhance its dimensional stability prior to curing.
Noun
precure (plural precures)
The treatment of rubber in this way.
Source: Wiktionary
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