In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
PERVIOUS
pervious
(adjective) admitting of passage or entrance; “pervious soil”; “a metal pervious to heat”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
pervious (comparative more pervious, superlative most pervious)
Admitting passage; capable of being penetrated by another body or substance; permeable.
Accepting of new ideas.
Capable of being penetrated, or seen through, by physical or mental vision.
(obsolete) Capable of penetrating or pervading.
(zoology) open; perforate, as applied to the nostrils of birds
Antonyms
• impervious
Anagrams
• previous, viperous
Source: Wiktionary
Per"vi*ous, a. Etym: [L. pervis; per + via a way. See Per-, and Voyage.]
1. Admitting passage; capable of being penetrated by another body or substance; permeable; as, a pervious soil. [Doors] . . . pervious to winds, and open every way. Pope.
2. Capable of being penetrated, or seen through, by physical or mental vision. [R.] God, whose secrets are pervious to no eye. Jer. Taylor.
3. Capable of penetrating or pervading. [Obs.] Prior.
4. (Zoöl.)
Definition: Open; -- used synonymously with perforate, as applied to the nostrils or birds.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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