In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
AIRFOIL
airfoil, aerofoil, control surface, surface
(noun) a device that provides reactive force when in motion relative to the surrounding air; can lift or control a plane in flight
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
airfoil (plural airfoils)
(American spelling) A structure shaped to produce lift when moving in air.
Synonym: foil
(American spelling) A wing of an aircraft.
Synonym: wing
Source: Wiktionary
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ENDLESSLY
(adverb) (spatial sense) seeming to have no bounds; “the Nubian desert stretched out before them endlessly”
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