In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
PAEON
Noun
paeon (plural paeons)
(poetry) A foot containing any pattern of three short syllables and one long syllable.
Anagrams
• -pnoea, Epona, Paone, Peano, Poean
Source: Wiktionary
Pæ"on, n. Etym: [L. paeon, Gr. a solemn song, also, a pæon, equiv. to Pæan.] (Anc. Poet.)
Definition: A foot of four syllables, one long and three short, admitting of four combinations, according to the place of the long syllable. [Written also, less correctly, pæan.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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