In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
GRIZZLIER
GRIZZLY
grey, gray, grey-haired, gray-haired, grey-headed, gray-headed, grizzly, hoar, hoary, white-haired
(adjective) showing characteristics of age, especially having grey or white hair; “whose beard with age is hoar”-Coleridge; “nodded his hoary head”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Adjective
grizzlier
comparative form of grizzly
Source: Wiktionary
GRIZZLY
Griz"zly, a.
Definition: Somewhat gray; grizzled. Old squirrels that turn grizzly. Bacon. Grizzly bear (Zoöl.), a large and ferocious bear (Ursus horribilis) of Western North America and the Rocky Mountains. It is remarkable for the great length of its claws.
Griz"zly, n.; pl. Grizzlies (.
1. (Zoöl.)
Definition: A grizzly bear. See under Grizzly, a.
2. pl.
Definition: In hydraulic mining, gratings used to catch and throw out large stones from the sluices. [Local, U. S.] Raymond.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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