In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
CLAMANT
clamant, crying, exigent, insistent, instant
(adjective) demanding attention; “clamant needs”; “a crying need”; “regarded literary questions as exigent and momentous”- H.L.Mencken; “insistent hunger”; “an instant need”
blatant, clamant, clamorous, strident, vociferous
(adjective) conspicuously and offensively loud; given to vehement outcry; “blatant radios”; “a clamorous uproar”; “strident demands”; “a vociferous mob”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
clamant (comparative more clamant, superlative most clamant)
Urgent.
Crying earnestly; beseeching clamorously.
Anagrams
• calmant
Source: Wiktionary
Cla"mant, a. Etym: [L. clamans, p. pr. of clamare to call. Cf. Claimant.]
Definition: Crying earnestly, beseeching clamorousky. "Clamant children." Thomson.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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SUSPENDED
(adjective) (of undissolved particles in a fluid) supported or kept from sinking or falling by buoyancy and without apparent attachment; “suspended matter such as silt or mud...”; “dust particles suspended in the air”; “droplets in suspension in a gas”
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