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.
TRAPPEAN
Etymology
Adjective
trappean (comparative more trappean, superlative most trappean)
(mineralogy) Of or pertaining to trap; of the nature of trap.
(geology) Relating to, or composed of basalt or other igneous rock
Synonyms
• trappous
• trappy
Anagrams
• apparent
Source: Wiktionary
Trap"pe*an, a. Etym: [Cf. F. trappéen. See Trap a kind of rock.] (Min.)
Definition: Of or pertaining to trap; being of the nature of trap.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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