In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
BARBOTINE
Etymology
Noun
barbotine (countable and uncountable, plural barbotines)
A soft clay used for moulding or decorating pottery
Anagrams
• Trebbiano, barbitone, one-rabbit, trebbiano
Source: Wiktionary
Bar"bo*tine, n. Etym: [F.]
Definition: A paste of clay used in decorating coarse pottery in relief.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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