In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
HEADBAND
headband
(noun) a band worn around or over the head; “the earphones were held in place by a headband”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
headband (plural headbands)
A strip of fabric worn around the head.
A hair-accessory, made of a flexible material and curved like a horseshoe, for holding one's hair back.
A strip of fabric attached to the top of the spine of a book; used as decoration and reinforcement.
(printing) A thin slip of iron on the tympan of a printing-press.
Synonyms
• (horseshoe-shaped headband): Alice band
• fillet
Hyponyms
• deely bobber
• katyusha
Anagrams
• bandhead
Source: Wiktionary
Head"band`, n.
1. A fillet; a band for the head. "The headbands and the tablets." Is. iii. 20.
2. The band at each end of the back of a book.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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