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.
TUBULATED
Etymology
Adjective
tubulated (not comparable)
Made in the form of a small tube; provided with a tube, or elongated opening.
Source: Wiktionary
Tu"bu*la`ted, a.
Definition: Made in the form of a small tube; provided with a tube, or elongated opening. Tubulated bottle or retort (Chem.), a bottle or retort having a stoppered opening for the introduction or removal of materials.
TUBULATE
Tu"bu*late, a. Etym: [L. tubulatus. See Tubular.]
Definition: Tubular; tubulated; tubulous.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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MASQUERADE
(verb) pretend to be someone or something that you are not; “he is masquerading as an expert on the internet”; “This silly novel is masquerading as a serious historical treaty”
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