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.
TRAPEZED
Verb
trapezed
simple past tense and past participle of trapeze
Source: Wiktionary
TRAPEZE
Tra*peze", n. Etym: [Cf. F. trapèze.]
1. (Geom.)
Definition: A trapezium. See Trapezium, 1.
2. A swinging horizontal bar, suspended at each end by a rope; -- used by gymnasts.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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