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.
UNPINNED
UNPIN
unpin
(verb) remove the pins from; unfasten the pins of
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Verb
unpinned
simple past tense and past participle of unpin
Adjective
unpinned (not comparable)
Not pinned.
Source: Wiktionary
UNPIN
Un*pin", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + pin.]
Definition: To loose from pins; to remove the pins from; to unfasten; as, to unpin a frock; to unpin a frame.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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