In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
DIADEM
crown, diadem
(noun) an ornamental jeweled headdress signifying sovereignty
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
diadem (plural diadems)
An ornamental headband worn as a badge of royalty.
A crown.
Regal power; sovereignty; empire—considered as symbolized by the crown.
(heraldry) An arch rising from the rim of a crown (rarely also of a coronet), and uniting with others over its centre.
Verb
diadem (third-person singular simple present diadems, present participle diademing, simple past and past participle diademed)
To adorn with a diadem; to crown.
Anagrams
• Maddie, ad idem, mediad
Source: Wiktionary
Di"a*dem, n. Etym: [F. diadème, L. diadema, fr. Gr. da to bind.]
1. Originally, an ornamental head band or fillet, worn by Eastern monarchs as a badge of royalty; hence (later), also, a crown, in general. "The regal diadem." Milton.
2. Regal power; sovereignty; empire; -- considered as symbolized by the crown.
3. (Her.)
Definition: An arch rising from the rim of a crown (rarely also of a coronet), and uniting with others over its center. Diadem lemur. (Zoöl.) See Indri.
РDiadem spider (Zo̦l.), the garden spider.
Di"a*dem, v. t.
Definition: To adorn with a diadem; to crown. Not so, when diadem'd with rays divine. Pope. To terminate the evil, To diadem the right. R. H. Neale.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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