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.
SPATULATE
spatulate, spatula-shaped
(adjective) (of a leaf shape) having a broad rounded apex and a narrow base
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Adjective
spatulate (comparative more spatulate, superlative most spatulate)
Shaped like a spatula; having a rounded, flattened extremity.
Synonyms: spatular, spatuloid, spatulous
(botany) Of a leaf: having a broad, flat end and tapering into a narrower base.
Verb
spatulate (third-person singular simple present spatulates, present participle spatulating, simple past and past participle spatulated)
To treat or mix with a spatula.
To incise the end of a pliable cylindrical structure such that the cut end can be splayed apart and flattened
Source: Wiktionary
Spat"u*late, a. Etym: [NL. spatulatus.] (Nat. Hist.)
Definition: Shaped like spatula, or like a battledoor, being roundish, with a long, narrow, linear base. [Also written spathulate.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(adverb) at the present or from now on; usually used with a negative; “Alice doesn’t live here anymore”; “the children promised not to quarrel any more”
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