In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
CENTIMETRE
centimeter, centimetre, cm
(noun) a metric unit of length equal to one hundredth of a meter
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
centimetre (plural centimetres)
(British, Canada) An SI unit of length equal to 10-2 metres.
Synonyms
• cm, ㎝
Anagrams
• centimeter, recitement, remittence
Source: Wiktionary
Cen"ti*me`ter, Cen"ti*me`tre, n. Etym: [F. centimètre; centi- (L. centum) + mètre. See Meter.]
Definition: The hundredth part of a meter; a measure of length equal to rather more than thirty-nine hundredths (0.3937) of an inch. See Meter.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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