In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
PHOTO
photograph, photo, exposure, picture, pic
(noun) a representation of a person or scene in the form of a print or transparent slide or in digital format
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
photo (plural photos)
(informal) A photograph.
(informal) A photo finish.
Verb
photo (third-person singular simple present photos, present participle photoing, simple past and past participle photoed)
(transitive) To take a photograph of.
Source: Wiktionary
Pho"to, n.; pl. Photos (.
Definition: A contraction of Photograph. [Colloq.]
Pho"to-.
Definition: A combining form from Gr. fw^s, fwto`s, light; as, photography, phototype, photometer.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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