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.
UNDERFIRED
Etymology 1
Adjective
underfired (not generally comparable, comparative more underfired, superlative most underfired)
(comparable, ceramics) Fired at a low (or excessively low) temperature.
Antonym: overfired
(not comparable, cooking) Of a cooker: having a heat source that is underneath the food being cooked.
Antonym: overfired
Etymology 2
Verb
underfired
simple past tense and past participle of underfire
Source: Wiktionary
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FRISK
(noun) the act of searching someone for concealed weapons or illegal drugs; “he gave the suspect a quick frisk”
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