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.
SMICKERS
Verb
smickers
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of smicker
Source: Wiktionary
SMICKER
Smick"er, v. i. Etym: [Akin to Sw. smickra to flatter, Dan. smigre, and perhaps to G. schmeicheln, and E. smile. Cf. Smicker, a.]
Definition: To look amorously or wantonly; to smirk.
Smick"er, a. Etym: [AS. smicere tasteful, trim. See Smicker, v.]
Definition: Amorous; wanton; gay; spruce. [Obs.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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