In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
GRADATORIES
Noun
gradatories
plural of gradatory
Source: Wiktionary
GRADATORY
Grad"a*to*ry, a. Etym: [See Grade.]
1. Proceeding step by step, or by gradations; gradual. Could we have seen [Macbeth's] crimes darkening on their progress . . . could this gradatory apostasy have been shown us. A. Seward.
2. (Zoöl.)
Definition: Suitable for walking; -- said of the limbs of an animal when adapted for walking on land.
Grad"a*to*ry, n. Etym: [Cf. LL. gradatarium.] (Arch.)
Definition: A series of steps from a cloister into a church.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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