In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
MIXTURE
mix, commixture, admixture, mixture, intermixture, mixing
(noun) the act of mixing together; “paste made by a mix of flour and water”; “the mixing of sound channels in the recording studio”
mix, mixture
(noun) an event that combines things in a mixture; “a gradual mixture of cultures”
concoction, mixture, intermixture
(noun) any foodstuff made by combining different ingredients; “he volunteered to taste her latest concoction”; “he drank a mixture of beer and lemonade”
assortment, mixture, mixed bag, miscellany, miscellanea, variety, salmagundi, smorgasbord, potpourri, motley
(noun) a collection containing a variety of sorts of things; “a great assortment of cars was on display”; “he had a variety of disorders”; “a veritable smorgasbord of religions”
mixture
(noun) (chemistry) a substance consisting of two or more substances mixed together (not in fixed proportions and not with chemical bonding)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
mixture (countable and uncountable, plural mixtures)
The act of mixing.
Something produced by mixing.
Something that consists of diverse elements.
A medicinal compound, typically a suspension of a solid in a solution
(music) A compound organ stop.
A cloth of variegated colouring.
(India) A mix of different dry foods as a snack, especially chevda or Bombay mix.
Source: Wiktionary
Mix"ture, n. Etym: [L. mixtura, fr. miscere, mixtum, to mix: cf. F. mixture. See Mix.]
1. The act of mixing, or the state of being mixed; as, made by a mixture of ingredients. Hooker.
2. That which results from mixing different ingredients together; a compound; as, to drink a mixture of molasses and water; -- also, a medley. There is also a mixture of good and evil wisely distributed by God, to serve the ends of his providence. Atterbury.
3. An ingredient entering into a mixed mass; an additional ingredient. Cicero doubts whether it were possible for a community to exist that had not a prevailing mixture of piety in its constitution. Addison.
4. (Med.)
Definition: A kind of liquid medicine made up of many ingredients; esp., as opposed to solution, a liquid preparation in which the solid ingredients are not completely dissolved.
5. (Physics & Chem.)
Definition: A mass of two or more ingredients, the particles of which are separable, independent, and uncompounded with each other, no matter how thoroughly and finely commingled; -- contrasted with a compound; thus, gunpowder is a mechanical mixture of carbon, sulphur, and niter.
6. (Mus.)
Definition: An organ stop, comprising from two to five ranges of pipes, used only in combination with the foundation and compound stops; -- called also furniture stop. It consists of high harmonics, or overtones, of the ground tone.
Syn.
– Union; admixture; intermixture; medley.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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