In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
PLATTER
platter
(noun) a large shallow dish used for serving food
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Proper noun
Platter (plural Platters)
A surname.
Statistics
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Platter is the 29550th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 798 individuals. Platter is most common among White (92.61%) individuals.
Anagrams
• partlet, prattle
Etymology 1
Noun
platter (plural platters)
A tray for serving foods.
A main dish and side dishes served together on one plate.
The hard surface of a turntable on which a gramophone record rests when being played.
(computing) One of possibly many disks on which data is stored in a mechanical hard drive.
Etymology 2
Noun
platter (plural platters)
One who plats/plaits or braids.
Anagrams
• partlet, prattle
Source: Wiktionary
Plat"ter, n. Etym: [From Plat to braid.]
Definition: One who plats or braids.
Plat"ter, n. Etym: [Probably fr. OF. platel, F. plateau. See Plateau.]
Definition: A large plate or shallow dish on which meat or other food is brought to the table. The attendants . . . speedly brought in several large, smoking platters, filled with huge pieces of beef. Sir W. Scott.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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