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.
WELK
Proper noun
Welk (plural Welks)
A surname.
Statistics
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Welk is the 12812nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2407 individuals. Welk is most common among White (95.51%) individuals.
Anagrams
• kewl
Etymology 1
Verb
welk (third-person singular simple present welks, present participle welking, simple past and past participle welked)
(obsolete) Of a plant: to wither, wilt, decay.
(obsolete) To diminish; to lose brightness, to wane.
(dialectal) to soak, steep.
(dialectal) to thrash, beat severely.
To contract; to shorten.
(transitive) To form into wrinkles or ridges.
Etymology 2
Noun
welk (plural welks)
Alternative form of whelk
Anagrams
• kewl
Source: Wiktionary
Welk, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Welked; p. pr. & vb. n. Welking.] Etym: [OE. welken; cf. D. & G. welken to wither, G. welk withered, OHG. welc moist. See Welkin, and cf. Wilt.]
Definition: To wither; to fade; also, to decay; to decline; to wane. [Obs.] When ruddy Phwelk in west. Spenser. The church, that before by insensible degrees welked and impaired, now with large steps went down hill decaying. Milton.
Welk, v. t.
1. To cause to wither; to wilt. [Obs.] Mot thy welked neck be to-broke [broken]. Chaucer.
2. To contract; to shorten. [Obs.] Now sad winter welked hath the day. Spenser.
3. To soak; also, to beat severely. [Prov. Eng.]
Welk, n.
Definition: A pustule. See 2d Whelk.
Welk, n. (Zoöl.)
Definition: A whelk. [R.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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