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.
STROWS
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strows
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of strow
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STROW
Strow, v. t. [imp. Strowed; p. p. Strown or Strowed.]
Definition: Same as Strew. Thick as autumnal leaves that strow the brooks In Vallombrosa. Milton. A manner turbid . . . and strown with blemished. M. Arnold.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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SOLICITOUSLY
(adverb) in a concerned and solicitous manner; “‘Don’t you feel well?’ his mother asked solicitously”
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