In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
LAMBERT
Lambert, Constant Lambert, Leonard Constant Lambert
(noun) English composer and conductor (1905-1951)
lambert
(noun) a cgs unit of illumination equal to the brightness of a perfectly diffusing surface that emits or reflects one lumen per square centimeter
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Proper noun
Lambert
A male given name from Germanic languages; in modern use partly transferred back from the surname.
A patronymic surname.
A lunar impact crater.
Statistics
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Lambert is the 329th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 93,678 individuals. Lambert is most common among White (83.66%) individuals.
Anagrams
• Tramble, tramble
Etymology
Named for Johann Heinrich Lambert (1728–1777), a Swiss mathematician, physicist and astronomer.
Noun
lambert (plural lamberts)
(physics) a cgs unit of luminance; the brightness of a surface that emits one lumen per square centimetre
Anagrams
• Tramble, tramble
Source: Wiktionary
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LEFT
(adjective) being or located on or directed toward the side of the body to the west when facing north; “my left hand”; “left center field”; “the left bank of a river is bank on your left side when you are facing downstream”
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