In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
BRIMS
Noun
brims
plural of brim
Verb
brims
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of brim
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Proper noun
Brims
plural of Brim
Anagrams
• IRBMs
Source: Wiktionary
BRIM
Brim, n. Etym: [OE. brim, brimme, AS. brymme edge, border; akin to Icel. barmr, Sw. bräm, Dan. bræmme, G. brame, bräme. Possibly the same word as AS. brim surge, sea, and properly meaning, the line of surf at the border of the sea, and akin to L. fremere to roar, murmur. Cf. Breeze a fly.]
1. The rim, border, or upper sdge of a cup, dish, or any hollow vessel used for holding anything. Saw I that insect on this goblet's brim I would remove it with an anxious pity. Coleridge.
2. The edge or margin, as of a fountain, or of the water contained in it; the brink; border. The feet of the priest that bare the ark were dipped in the brim of the water. Josh. iii. 15.
3. The rim of a hat. Wordsworth.
Brim, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Brimmed; p. pr. & vb. n. Brimming.]
Definition: To be full to the brim. "The brimming stream." Milton. To brim over (literally or figuratively), to be so full that some of the contents flows over the brim; as, cup brimming over with wine; a man brimming over with fun.
Brim, v. t.
Definition: To fill to the brim, upper edge, or top. Arrange the board and brim the glass. Tennyson.
Brim, a.
Definition: Fierce; sharp; cold. See Breme. [Obs.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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