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.
UPCLIMB
Etymology
Verb
upclimb (third-person singular simple present upclimbs, present participle upclimbing, simple past and past participle upclomb or upclimbed)
(archaic) To climb up; to ascend.
Anagrams
• climb up, plumbic
Source: Wiktionary
Up*climb", v. t. & i.
Definition: To climb up; to ascend. Upclomb the shadowy pine above the woven copse. Tennyson.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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16 April 2025
RACY
(adjective) marked by richness and fullness of flavor; “a rich ruby port”; “full-bodied wines”; “a robust claret”; “the robust flavor of fresh-brewed coffee”
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