In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
INDURATED
Verb
indurated
simple past tense and past participle of indurate
Adjective
indurated (not comparable)
(soil science) hardened
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• unitarded
Source: Wiktionary
In"du*ra`ted, a.
Definition: Hardened; as, indurated clay; an indurated heart. Goldsmith.
INDURATE
In"du*rate, a. Etym: [L. induratus, p. p. of indurare to harden. See Endure.]
1. Hardened; not soft; indurated. Tyndale.
2. Without sensibility; unfeeling; obdurate.
In"du*rate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Indurated; p. pr. & vb. n. Indurating.]
1. To make hard; as, extreme heat indurates clay; some fossils are indurated by exposure to the air.
2. To make unfeeling; to deprive of sensibility; to render obdurate.
In"du*rate, v. i.
Definition: To grow hard; to harden, or become hard; as, clay indurates by drying, and by heat.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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