In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
BRAZILIN
Etymology
Noun
brazilin (uncountable)
A red pigment obtained from brazilwood.
Source: Wiktionary
Braz"i*lin, n. Etym: [Cf. F. brésiline. See Brazil.] (Chem.)
Definition: A substance contained in both Brazil wood and Sapan wood, from which it is extracted as a yellow crystalline substance which is white when pure. It is colored intensely red by alkalies. [Written also brezilin.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(noun) an abbreviation formed from the initial letters of the several words in the name and pronounced separately; “HTML is an initialism for HyperText Markup Language”
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