In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
corallites
plural of corallite
• allocrites, allosteric, cloisteral, sclerotial
Source: Wiktionary
Cor"al*lite, n. Etym: [L. corallum coral.]
1. (Min.)
Definition: A mineral substance or petrifaction, in the form of coral.
2. (Zoöl.)
Definition: One of the individual members of a compound coral; or that part formed by a single coral animal. [Written also corallet.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
3 July 2024
(noun) an excited state of agitation; “he was in a dither”; “there was a terrible flap about the theft”
In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.