In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
INSTANTER
Adverb
instanter (not comparable)
immediately; instantly; without delay.
Anagrams
• intranets, transient
Source: Wiktionary
In*stan"ter, adv. Etym: [L., vehemently, earnestly. See Instant, n. & a.]
Definition: Immediately; instantly; at once; as, he left instanter.
INSTANT
In"stant, a. Etym: [L. instans, -antis, p. pr. of instare to stand upon, to press upon; pref. in- in, on + stare to stand: cf. F. in. See Stand.]
1. Pressing; urgent; importunate; earnest. Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer. Rom. xii. 12. I am beginning to be very instant for some sort of occupation. Carlyle.
2. Closely pressing or impending in respect to time; not deferred; immediate; without delay. Impending death is thine, and instant doom. Prior.
3. Present; current. The instant time is always the fittest time. Fuller.
Note: The word in this sense is now used only in dates, to indicate the current month; as, the tenth of July instant.
In"stant, adv.
Definition: Instantly. [Poetic] Instant he flew with hospitable haste. Pope.
In"stant, n. Etym: [F. instant, fr. L. instans standing by, being near, present. See Instant, a.]
1. A point in duration; a moment; a portion of time too short to be estimated; also, any particular moment. There is scarce an instant between their flourishing and their not being. Hooker.
2. A day of the present or current month; as, the sixth instant; -- an elliptical expression equivalent to the sixth of the month instant, i. e., the current month. See Instant, a., 3.
Syn.
– Moment; flash; second.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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