In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
microdot
(noun) photograph reduced to the size of a dot (usually for purposes of security)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
microdot (plural microdots)
A text or photographic image that has been reduced in size to that of a typographical dot in order to escape detection by unintended recipients.
(informal) A small-sized tablet containing lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD).
microdot (third-person singular simple present microdots, present participle microdotting, simple past and past participle microdotted)
(transitive) To make a microdot of.
Source: Wiktionary
22 November 2024
(noun) (nautical) a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind
In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.