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.
UNRIDDLED
Verb
unriddled
simple past tense and past participle of unriddle
Adjective
unriddled (not comparable)
Not having been riddled.
unriddled coal
Source: Wiktionary
UNRIDDLE
Un*rid"dle, v. t. & i. Etym: [1st pref. un- + riddle.]
Definition: To read the riddle of; to solve or explain; as, to unriddle an enigma or a mystery. Macaulay. And where you can't unriddle, learn to trust. Parnell.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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