In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
RADIANT
beaming, beamy, effulgent, radiant, refulgent
(adjective) radiating or as if radiating light; “the beaming sun”; “the effulgent daffodils”; “a radiant sunrise”; “a refulgent sunset”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
radiant (comparative more radiant, superlative most radiant)
Radiating light and/or heat.
Emitted as radiation.
Beaming with vivacity and happiness.
Emitting or proceeding as if from a center.
(heraldry) Giving off rays; said of a bearing.
(botany) Having a ray-like appearance, like the large marginal flowers of certain umbelliferous plants; said also of the cluster which has such marginal flowers.
Noun
radiant (plural radiants)
A point source from which radiation is emitted.
(astronomy) The apparent origin, in the night sky, of a meteor shower.
(geometry) A straight line proceeding from a given point, or fixed pole, about which it is conceived to revolve.
Anagrams
• anti-rad, antirad, intrada, itardan
Source: Wiktionary
Ra"di*ant, a. Etym: [L. radians, -antis, p. pr. of radiare to emit rays or beams, fr. radius ray: cf. F. radiant. See Radius, Ray a divergent line.]
1. Emitting or proceeding as from a center; [U.S.] rays; radiating; radiate.
2. Especially, emitting or darting rays of light or heat; issuing in beams or rays; beaming with brightness; emitting a vivid light or splendor; as, the radiant sun. Mark what radiant state she spreads. Milton.
3. Beaming with vivacity and happiness; as, a radiant face.
4. (Her.)
Definition: Giving off rays; -- said of a bearing; as, the sun radiant; a crown radiant.
5. (Bot.)
Definition: Having a raylike appearance, as the large marginal flowers of certain umbelliferous plants; -- said also of the cluster which has such marginal flowers. Radiant energy (Physics), energy given out or transmitted by radiation, as in the case of light and radiant heat.
– Radiant heat, proceeding in right lines, or directly from the heated body, after the manner of light, in distinction from heat conducted or carried by intervening media.
– Radiant point. (Astron.) See Radiant, n., 3.
Ra"di*ant, n.
1. (Opt.)
Definition: The luminous point or object from which light emanates; also, a body radiating light brightly.
2. (Geom.)
Definition: A straight line proceeding from a given point, or fixed pole, about which it is conceived to revolve.
3. (Astron.)
Definition: The point in the heavens at which the apparent paths of shooting stars meet, when traced backward, or whence they appear to radiate.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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