In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
DELIMIT
demarcate, delimit, delimitate
(verb) set, mark, or draw the boundaries of something
specify, define, delineate, delimit, delimitate
(verb) determine the essential quality of
subtend, delimit
(verb) be opposite to; of angles and sides, in geometry
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
delimit (third-person singular simple present delimits, present participle delimiting, simple past and past participle delimited)
(transitive) To mark or fix the limits of.
(transitive) To demarcate.
Anagrams
• limited, melitid
Source: Wiktionary
De*lim"it, v. t. Etym: [L. delimitare: cf. F. délimitier.]
Definition: To fix the limits of; to demarcate; to bound.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(noun) a person (usually but not necessarily a woman) who is thoroughly disliked; “she said her son thought Hillary was a bitch”
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