In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
ASLANT
aslant, aslope, diagonal, slanted, slanting, sloped, sloping
(adjective) having an oblique or slanted direction
obliquely, aslant, athwart
(adverb) at an oblique angle; “the sun shone aslant into his face”
aslant
(adverb) over or across in a slanting direction
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
aslant
slanting
Adverb
aslant
at a slant
Preposition
aslant
(archaic) diagonally over or across
Anagrams
• Santal, alants, natals, santal
Source: Wiktionary
A*slant", adv. & a. Etym: [Pref. a- + slant.]
Definition: Toward one side; in a slanting direction; obliquely. [The shaft] drove through his neck aslant. Dryden.
A*slant", prep.
Definition: In a slanting direction over; athwart. There is a willow grows aslant a brook. Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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ROOTS
(noun) the condition of belonging to a particular place or group by virtue of social or ethnic or cultural lineage; “his roots in Texas go back a long way”; “he went back to Sweden to search for his roots”; “his music has African roots”
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