In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
PRECISEST
Adjective
precisest
superlative form of precise: most precise
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• tricepses
Source: Wiktionary
PRECISE
Pre*cise", a. Etym: [L. praecisus cut off, brief, concise, p. p. of praecidere to cut off in front, to cut off; prae before + caedere to cut: cf. F. précis. Cf. Concise.]
1. Having determinate limitations; exactly or sharply defined or stated; definite; exact; nice; not vague or equivocal; as, precise rules of morality. The law in this point is not precise. Bacon. For the hour precise Exacts our parting hence. Milton.
2. Strictly adhering or conforming to rule; very nice or exact; punctilious in conduct or ceremony; formal; ceremonious. Addison. He was ever precise in promise-keeping. Shak.
Syn.
– Accurate; exact; definite; correct; scrupulous; punctilious; particular; nice; formal. See Accurate.
– Pre*cise"ly, adv.
– Pre*cise"ness, n.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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