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.
Wood"-lay`er, n. (Bot.)
Definition: A young oak, or other timber plant, laid down in a hedge among the whitethorn or other plants used in hedges.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
2 June 2024
(verb) follow in or as if in pursuit; “The police car pursued the suspected attacker”; “Her bad deed followed her and haunted her dreams all her life”
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.