In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
RETROCHOIR
Etymology
Noun
retrochoir (plural retrochoirs)
(architecture) Any extension of a church behind the high altar, such as a chapel.
(architecture) In an apsidal church, all the space beyond the line of the back or eastern face of the altar.
Synonyms
• back-choir
Source: Wiktionary
Re"tro*choir, n. Etym: [Pref. retro- + choir.] (Eccl. Arch.)
Definition: Any extension of a church behind the higggggggh altar, as a chapel; also, in an apsidal church, all the space beyond the line of the back or eastern face of the altar.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
Word of the Day
2 February 2025
BACK
(adverb) at or to or toward the back or rear; “he moved back”; “tripped when he stepped backward”; “she looked rearward out the window of the car”
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