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.
UNWINDS
Verb
unwinds
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of unwind
Noun
unwinds
plural of unwind
Source: Wiktionary
UNWIND
Un*wind", v. t. Etym: [AS. unwindan. See 1st Un-, and Wind to coil.]
1. To wind off; to loose or separate, as what or convolved; to untwist; to untwine; as, to unwind thread; to unwind a ball of yarn.
2. To disentangle. [Obs.] Hooker.
Un*wind", v. i.
Definition: To be or become unwound; to be capable of being unwound or untwisted.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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