In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
CHESTNUTS
Noun
chestnuts
plural of chestnut
Anagrams
• Chesnutts
Proper noun
Chestnuts
plural of Chestnut
Anagrams
• Chesnutts
Source: Wiktionary
CHESTNUT
Chest"nut, n. Etym: [For chesten-nut; OE. chestein, chesten, chastein, chestnut, fr. AS. cisten in cistenbeám chestnut tree, influenced by OF. chastaigne, F. châtaigne, both the AS. and the F. words coming from L. castanea a chestnut, Gr. Castanets.]
1. (Bot.)
Definition: The edible nut of a forest tree (Castanea vesce) of Europe and America. Commonly two or more of the nuts grow in a prickly bur.
2. The tree itself, or its light, coarse-grained timber, used for ornamental work, furniture, etc.
3. A bright brown color, like that of the nut.
4. The horse chestnut (often so used in England).
5. One of the round, or oval, horny plates on the inner sides of the legs of the horse, and allied animals.
6. An old joke or story. [Slang] Chestnut tree, a tree that bears chestnuts.
Chest"nut, a.
Definition: Of or pertaining of a chestnut; of a reddish brown color; as, chestnut curls.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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