In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
COWL
cowl
(noun) a loose hood or hooded robe (as worn by a monk)
hood, bonnet, cowl, cowling
(noun) protective covering consisting of a metal part that covers the engine; “there are powerful engines under the hoods of new cars”; “the mechanic removed the cowling in order to repair the plane’s engine”
cowl
(verb) cover with or as with a cowl; “cowl the boys and veil the girls”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Noun
cowl (plural cowls)
A monk's hood that can be pulled forward to cover the face; a robe with such a hood attached to it.
A mask that covers the majority of the head.
A thin protective covering over all or part of an engine; also cowling.
A usually hood-shaped covering used to increase the draft of a chimney and prevent backflow.
(nautical) A ship's ventilator with a bell-shaped top which can be swivelled to catch the wind and force it below.
(nautical) A vertical projection of a ship's funnel that directs the smoke away from the bridge.
(metonymy) A monk.
Verb
cowl (third-person singular simple present cowls, present participle cowling, simple past and past participle cowled)
To cover with, or as if with, a cowl (hood).
To wrap or form (something made of fabric) like a cowl.
(transitive) To make a monk of (a person).
Etymology 2
Noun
cowl (plural cowls)
(obsolete, British) A vessel carried on a pole, a soe.
Etymology 3
Noun
cowl (plural cowls)
A caul (the amnion which encloses the foetus before birth, especially that part of it which sometimes shrouds a baby’s head at birth).
Anagrams
• Clow, low C
Source: Wiktionary
Cowl (koul), n. Etym: [AS cuhle, cugle, cugele; cf. dial. G. kogel, gugel, OF. coule, goule; all fr. LL. cuculla, cucullus, fr. L. cucullus cap, hood; perh. akin to celare to conceal, cella cell. Cf. Cucullate.]
1. A monk's hood; -- usually attached to the gown. The nname was also applied to the hood and garment together. What differ more, you cry, than crown and cowl Pope.
2. A cowl-shaped cap, commonly turning with the wind, used to improve the draft of a chimney, ventilatingshaft, etc.
3. A wire cap for the smokestack of a locomotive.
Cowl, n. Etym: [Cf. OF. cuvele, cuvel, dim. of F. cuve tub, vat, fr. L. cupa. See Cup.]
Definition: A vessel carried on a pole between two persons, for conveyance of water. Johnson.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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