In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
COSMICAL
Adjective
cosmical (comparative more cosmical, superlative most cosmical)
(archaic) Cosmic.
(astronomy, dated) Rising or setting with the sun; not acronycal.
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• Climacos
Source: Wiktionary
Cos"mic (kz"mk), Cos"mic*al (-m-kal), a. Etym: [Gr. kosmiko`s of the world, fr. ko`smos: cf. F. cosmique. See Cosmos.]
1. Pertaining to the universe, and having special reference to universal law or order, or to the one grand harmonious system of things; hence; harmonious; orderly.
2. Pertaining to the solar system as a whole, and not to the earth alone.
3. Characteristic of the cosmos or universe; inconceivably great; vast; as, cosmic speed. "Cosmic ranges of time." Tyndall.
4. (Astron.)
Definition: Rising or setting with the sun; -- the opposite of acronycal.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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