In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
NOME
Nome
(noun) a town in western Alaska on the southern coast of the Seward Peninsula; an important center of an Alaskan gold rush at the beginning of the 20th century
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Noun
nome (plural nomes)
A prefecture or unit of regional government in Greece.
A territorial division of ancient Egypt.
A type of musical composition in Ancient Greece.
(obsolete) A term in an algebraic expression.
Etymology 2
Contraction.
Interjection
nome
(US, regional) Alternative form of no'm (“no ma'am”)
Etymology 3
Noun
nome
(math) A special function with which elliptic functions and modular forms can be described.
Anagrams
• Emon, Mone, NEMO, meno-, meon, mone, nemo, omen
Proper noun
Nome
A seaport in West Alaska
A cape in West Alaska
A river in Alaska
Anagrams
• Emon, Mone, NEMO, meno-, meon, mone, nemo, omen
Source: Wiktionary
Nome, n. Etym: [Gr.
1. A province or political division, as of modern Greece or ancient Egypt; a nomarchy.
2. Any melody determined by inviolable rules. [Obs.]
Nome, n. Etym: [Cf. Binomial.] (Alg.) [Obs.]
Definition: See Term.
Nome, No"men, obs. p. p.
Definition: of Nim. Chaucer.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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