In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
LUNETTES
Noun
lunettes
plural of lunette
Noun
lunettes pl (plural only)
A particular kind of spectacles/glasses, consisting of two circles lenses connected by a half-circle bridge over the nose.
Anagrams
• tunelets, unsettle
Source: Wiktionary
LUNETTE
Lu*nette", n. Etym: [F., dim. of lune moon, L.luna. See Lune a crescent.]
1. (Fort.)
Definition: A fieldwork consisting of two faces, forming a salient angle, and two parallel flanks. See Bastion.
2. (Far.)
Definition: A half horseshoe, which wants the sponge.
3. A kind of watch crystal which is more than ordinarily flattened in the center; also, a species of convexoconcave lens for spectacles.
4. A piece of felt to cover the eye of a vicious horse.
5. (Arch.)
Definition: Any surface of semicircular or segmental form; especially, the piece of wall between the curves of a vault and its springing line.
6. An iron shoe at the end of the stock of a gun carriage. Lunette window (Arch.), a window which fills or partly fills a lunette.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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