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.
UNFOLDING
unfolding, flowering
(noun) a developmental process; “the flowering of antebellum culture”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Verb
unfolding
present participle of unfold
Noun
unfolding (plural unfoldings)
(often, figuratively) The process by which something unfolds or becomes revealed.
Anagrams
• foundling
Source: Wiktionary
UNFOLD
Un*fold", v. t. Etym: [AS. unfealdan. See 1st Un-, and Fold, v. t.]
1. To open the folds of; to expand; to spread out; as, to unfold a tablecloth. Unfold thy forehead gathered into frowns. Herbert.
2. To open, as anything covered or close; to lay open to view or contemplation; to bring out in all the details, or by successive development; to display; to disclose; to reveal; to elucidate; to explain; as, to unfold one's designs; to unfold the principles of a science. Unfold the passion of my love. Shak.
3. To release from a fold or pen; as, to unfold sheep.
Un*fold", v. i.
Definition: To open; to expand; to become disclosed or developed. The wind blows cold While the morning doth unfold. J. Fletcher.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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