In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
FLORID
rubicund, ruddy, florid, sanguine
(adjective) inclined to a healthy reddish color often associated with outdoor life; “a ruddy complexion”; “Santa’s rubicund cheeks”; “a fresh and sanguine complexion”
aureate, florid, flamboyant
(adjective) elaborately or excessively ornamented; “flamboyant handwriting”; “the senator’s florid speech”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
florid (comparative more florid, superlative most florid)
Having a rosy or pale red colour; ruddy.
Elaborately ornate; flowery.
(of a disorder, especially mental) In a blatant, vivid, or highly disorganized state.
(obsolete) Flourishing; in the bloom of health.
Anagrams
• Ilford
Source: Wiktionary
Flor"id, a. Etym: [L. floridus, fr. flos, floris, flower. See Flower.]
1. Covered with flowers; abounding in flowers; flowery. [R.] Fruit from a pleasant and florid tree. Jer. Taylor.
2. Bright in color; flushed with red; of a lively reddish color; as, a florid countenance.
3. Embellished with flowers of rhetoric; enriched to excess with figures; excessively ornate; as, a florid style; florid eloquence.
4. (Mus.)
Definition: Flowery; ornamental; running in rapid melodic figures, divisions, or passages, as in variations; full of fioriture or little ornamentations.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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HEEDLESS
(adjective) marked by or paying little heed or attention; “We have always known that heedless self-interest was bad morals; we know now that it is bad economics”--Franklin D. Roosevelt; “heedless of danger”; “heedless of the child’s crying”
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