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.
SEEP
seep, ooze
(verb) pass gradually or leak through or as if through small openings
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
seep (third-person singular simple present seeps, present participle seeping, simple past and past participle seeped)
(intransitive) To ooze or pass slowly through pores or other small openings, and in overly small quantities; said of liquids, etc.
(intransitive, figurative) To enter or penetrate slowly; to spread or diffuse.
(intransitive, figurative) To diminish or wane away slowly.
Synonyms
• leak
Noun
seep (plural seeps)
A small spring, pool, or other spot where liquid from the ground (e.g. water, petroleum or tar) has oozed to the surface; a place of seeping.
Moisture, liquid, gas, etc. that seeps out; a seepage.
The seeping away of a liquid, etc.
A seafloor vent.
Anagrams
• Sepe, eeps, pees
Source: Wiktionary
Seep, or; Sipe, v. i. Etym: [AS. sipan to distill.]
Definition: To run or soak through fine pores and interstices; to ooze. [Scot. & U. S.] Water seeps up through the sidewalks. G. W. Cable.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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