In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
MID
mid
(adjective) used in combination to denote the middle; “midmorning”; “midsummer”; “in mid-1958”; “a mid-June wedding”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
MID (plural MIDs)
(computing) Initialism of mobile information device.
Anagrams
• DMI, Dim, IDM, IM'd, IMD, MDI, dim, dim.
Etymology 1
Adjective
mid (not comparable)
Denoting the middle part.
Occupying a middle position; middle.
(linguistics) Made with a somewhat elevated position of some certain part of the tongue, in relation to the palate; midway between the high and the low; said of certain vowel sounds, such as, /e o É› É”/.
(African-American Vernacular, slang) midgrade marijuana, or by extension, anything of mediocre quality
Preposition
mid
Amid.
Etymology 2
Noun
mid (plural mids)
(archaic) middle
Etymology 3
Noun
mid (plural mids)
(disc golf) A mid-range.
Etymology 4
Preposition
mid
(in representations of German-accented English) With.
Anagrams
• DMI, Dim, IDM, IM'd, IMD, MDI, dim, dim.
Source: Wiktionary
Mid, a. [Compar. wanting; superl. Midmost.] Etym: [AS. midd; akin to OS. middi, D. mid (in comp.), OHG. mitti, Icel. mi, Goth. midjis, L. medius, Gr. madhya. Amid, Middle, Midst, Mean, Mediate, Meridian, Mizzen, Moiety.]
1. Denoting the middle part; as, in mid ocean. No more the mounting larks, while Daphne sings, Shall list'ning in mid air suspend their wings. Pope.
2. Occupying a middle position; middle; as, the mid finger; the mid hour of night.
3. (Phon.)
Definition: Made with a somewhat elevated position of some certain part of the tongue, in relation to the palate; midway between the high and the low; -- said of certain vowel sounds; as, a (ale), ê (êll), o (old). See Guide to Pronunciation, §§ 10, 11.
Note: Mid is much used as a prefix, or combining form, denoting the middle or middle part of a thing; as, mid-air, mid-channel, mid-age, midday, midland, etc. Also, specifically, in geometry, to denote a circle inscribed in a triangle (a midcircle), or relation to such a circle; as, mid-center, midradius.
Mid, n.
Definition: Middle. [Obs.] About the mid of night come to my tent. Shak.
Mid, prep.
Definition: See Amid.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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