In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
INURNED
Verb
inurned
simple past tense and past participle of inurn
Adjective
inurned (comparative more inurned, superlative most inurned)
Of cremated ashes: placed in an urn; buried, entombed.
Anagrams
• dunnier
Source: Wiktionary
INURN
In*urn", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Inurned; p. pr. & vb. n. Inurning.]
Definition: To put in an urn, as the ashes of the dead; hence, to bury; to intomb. The sepulcher Wherein we saw thee quietly inurned. Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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