In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
MONILIFORM
Etymology
Adjective
moniliform
Having a form resembling a string of beads, where the component parts or segments are more or less uniform in size and are spherical or rounded in shape.
Anagrams
• limoniform
Source: Wiktionary
Mo*nil"i*form, a. Etym: [L. monile necklace + -form: cf. F. moniliforme.] (Biol.)
Definition: Joined or constricted, at regular intervals, so as to resemble a string of beads; as, a moniliform root; a moniliform antenna. See Illust. of Antenna.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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