In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
INTEROSCULATES
Verb
interosculates
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of interosculate
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• sans-culotterie
Source: Wiktionary
INTEROSCULATE
In`ter*os"cu*late, v. i. & t.
1. To kiss together to touch. See Osculate.
2. (Biol.)
Definition: To have the character of, or to lie between, two distinct groups.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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OBLIQUE
(adjective) slanting or inclined in direction or course or position--neither parallel nor perpendicular nor right-angled; “the oblique rays of the winter sun”; “acute and obtuse angles are oblique angles”; “the axis of an oblique cone is not perpendicular to its base”
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