In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
ODDMENTS
Noun
oddments
plural of oddment
A collection containing a variety of miscellaneous things.
Synonyms
• farrago
• hodgepodge
• hotchpotch
• melange
• mingle-mangle
• mishmash
• odds and ends
• omnium-gatherum
• ragbag
• See also hodgepodge
Source: Wiktionary
ODDMENT
Odd"ment, n. [Odd + -ment.]
Definition: An odd thing, or one that is left over, disconnected, fragmentary, or the like; something that is separated or disconnected from its fellows; esp. (in pl.),
Definition: the odds and ends. Specif.: (Printing) Any separate small part or page in a book, other than the text, such as the title page, contents, etc.
A miscellaneous collection of riddles, charms, gnomic verses, and "oddments" of different kinds. Saintsbury.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(noun) an abbreviation formed from the initial letters of the several words in the name and pronounced separately; “HTML is an initialism for HyperText Markup Language”
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