In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
ETHMOIDAL
Etymology
Adjective
ethmoidal (not comparable)
ethmoid
Anagrams
• methiodal, oldhamite
Source: Wiktionary
Eth"moid, Eth*moid"al, a. Etym: [Gr. ethmoïde, ethmoïdal.] (Anat.) (a) Like a sieve; cribriform. (b) Pertaining to, or in the region of, the ethmoid bone. Ethmoid bone (Anat.), a bone of complicated structure through which the olfactory nerves pass out of the cranium and over which they are largely distributed.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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