In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
DELES
Noun
deles
plural of dele
Anagrams
• Edsel, Leeds, deels, ledes, leeds
Source: Wiktionary
DELE
De"le, imperative sing. of L. delere to destroy. Etym: [Cf. Delete.] (Print.)
Definition: Erase; remove; -- a direction to cancel something which has been put in type; usually expressed by a peculiar form of d, thus: .
De"le, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Deled; p. pr. & vb. n. Deleing.] Etym: [From the preceding word.] (Print.)
Definition: To erase; to cancel; to delete; to mark for omission.
Dele, v. t. Etym: [See Deal.]
Definition: To deal; to divide; to distribute. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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