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.
RETIE
retie
(verb) tie again or anew; “retie the string and make it strong enough now”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
retie (third-person singular simple present reties, present participle retying, simple past and past participle retied)
To tie again; to tie something that has already been tied or was tied before.
Source: Wiktionary
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DETENTION
(noun) a state of being confined (usually for a short time); “his detention was politically motivated”; “the prisoner is on hold”; “he is in the custody of police”
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