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.
UNCLASP
unclasp
(verb) release from a clasp; “She clasped and unclasped her hands”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
unclasp (third-person singular simple present unclasps, present participle unclasping, simple past and past participle unclasped)
(transitive) to release the clasp from something
(intransitive) to become unfastened
(transitive) to separate from being clasped
Source: Wiktionary
Un*clasp", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + clasp.]
Definition: To loose the clasp of; to open, as something that is fastened, or as with, a clasp; as, to unclasp a book; to unclasp one's heart.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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