In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
EXORDIA
EXORDIUM
exordium
(noun) (rhetoric) the introductory section of an oration or discourse
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
exordia
plural of exordium
Anagrams
• exradio
Source: Wiktionary
EXORDIUM
Ex*or"di*um, n.; pl. E. Exordiums, L. Exordia . Etym: [L. fr. exordiri to begin a web, lay a warp, begin; ex out + ordiri to begin a web, begin; akin to E. order. See Order.]
Definition: A beginning; an introduction; especially, the introductory part of a discourse or written composition, which prepares the audience for the main subject; the opening part of an oration. "The exordium of repentance." Jer. Taylor. "Long prefaces and exordiums. " Addison.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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