In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
EMANATES
Verb
emanates
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of emanate
Anagrams
• manatees
Source: Wiktionary
EMANATE
Em"a*nate, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Emanated; p. pr. & vb. n. Emanating.] Etym: [L. emanare, emanatum, to emanate; e out + manare to flow, prob. for madnare, and akin to madere to be wet, drip, madidus wet, drenched, drunk, Gr. mad to boil, matta drunk. Cf. Emane.]
1. To issue forth from a source; to flow out from more or less constantly; as, fragrance emanates from flowers.
2. To proceed from, as a source or fountain; to take origin; to arise, to originate. That subsisting from of government from which all special laws emanate. De Quincey.
Syn.
– To flow; arise; proceed; issue; originate.
Em"a*nate, a.
Definition: Issuing forth; emanant. [R.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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