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.
RESINOUS
pitchy, resinous, resiny, tarry
(adjective) having the characteristics of pitch or tar
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
resinous (comparative more resinous, superlative most resinous)
of, or pertaining to, resin
(physics, dated) negative (of electric charge)
Synonyms
• (of resin): resinaceous
Antonyms
• (electric charge): vitreous
Anagrams
• neurosis, seniours
Source: Wiktionary
Res"in*ous (-s), a. Etym: [L. resinous: cf. F. résineux. See Resin.]
Definition: Of or pertaining to resin; of the nature of resin; resembling or obtained from resin. Resinous electricity (Elec.), electricity which is exited by rubbing bodies of the resinous kind. See Negative electricity, under Negative.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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