In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
IDYLL
eclogue, bucolic, idyll, idyl
(noun) a short poem descriptive of rural or pastoral life
pastorale, pastoral, idyll, idyl
(noun) a musical composition that evokes rural life
idyll
(noun) an episode of such pastoral or romantic charm as to qualify as the subject of a poetic idyll
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
idyll (plural idylls)
Any poem or short written piece composed in the style of Theocritus' short pastoral poems, the Idylls.
An episode or series of events or circumstances of pastoral or rural simplicity, fit for an idyll; a carefree or lighthearted experience.
(music) A composition, usually instrumental, of a pastoral or sentimental character, e.g. Siegfried Idyll by Richard Wagner.
Anagrams
• dilly
Source: Wiktionary
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