In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
PARDINE
Etymology
Adjective
pardine (comparative more pardine, superlative most pardine)
(rare) Pertaining to or resembling a leopard.
Anagrams
• rapined
Source: Wiktionary
Par"dine, a. (Zoöl.)
Definition: Spotted like a pard. Pardine lynx (Zoöl.), a species of lynx (Felis pardina) inhabiting Southern Europe. Its color is rufous, spotted with black.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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