In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
Pre`o*per"cu*lar, a. (Anat.)
Definition: Situated in front of the operculum; pertaining to the preoperculum.
– n.
Definition: The preoperculum.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
24 October 2024
(noun) a closed plane curve resulting from the intersection of a circular cone and a plane cutting completely through it; “the sums of the distances from the foci to any point on an ellipse is constant”
In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.