In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
AMBROTYPE
Etymology
Noun
ambrotype (plural ambrotypes)
(photography, historical) An early type of photograph in which a glass negative appears positive when displayed on a black background.
Synonym: amphitype
Source: Wiktionary
Am"bro*type, n. Etym: [Gr. -type.] (Photog.)
Definition: A picture taken on a place of prepared glass, in which the lights are represented in silver, and the shades are produced by a dark background visible through the unsilvered portions of the glass.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
Word of the Day
15 November 2024
HISTOLOGICALLY
(adverb) involving the use of histology or histological techniques; “histologically identifiable structures”
Coffee Trivia
