In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
LADDERED
Adjective
laddered (comparative more laddered, superlative most laddered)
(of tights, stockings, etc) Having a ladder in them.
Verb
laddered
simple past tense and past participle of ladder
Source: Wiktionary
LADDER
Lad"der, n. Etym: [OE. laddre, AS. hl, hl; akin to OFries. hladder, OHG.leitara, G. leiter, and from the root of E. lean, v. (Lean, v. i., and cf. Climax.]
1. A frame usually portable, of wood, metal, or rope, for ascent and descent, consisting of two side pieces to which are fastened cross strips or rounds forming steps. Some the engines play, And some, more bold, mount ladders to the fire. Dryden.
2. That which resembles a ladder in form or use; hence, that by means of which one attains to eminence. Lowliness is young ambition's ladder. Shak. Fish ladder. See under Fish.
РLadder beetle (Zo̦l.), an American leaf beetle (Chrysomela scalaris). The elytra are silvery white, striped and spotted with green; the under wings are rose-colored. It feeds upon the linden tree.
– Ladder handle, an iron rail at the side of a vertical fixed ladder, to grasp with the hand in climbing.
РLadder shell (Zo̦l.), a spiral marine shell of the genus Scalaria. See Scalaria.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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