In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
ACROSTICS
Noun
acrostics
plural of acrostic
Anagrams
• Socratics, sarcotics
Source: Wiktionary
ACROSTIC
A*cros"tic, n. Etym: [Gr.
1. A composition, usually in verse, in which the first or the last letters of the lines, or certain other letters, taken in order, form a name, word, phrase, or motto.
2. A Hebrew poem in which the lines or stanzas begin with the letters of the alphabet in regular order (as Psalm cxix.). See Abecedarian. Double acrostic, a species of enigma, in which words are to be guessed whose initial and final letters form other words.
A*cros"tic, A*cros"ti*cal, n.
Definition: Pertaining to, or characterized by, acrostics.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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