In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
SEXTODECIMO
Etymology
Noun
sextodecimo (plural sextodecimos)
(paper, printing) A size of a sheet of paper resulting from folding and cutting a sheet of paper into sixteenths (3.25"-5" x 5"-6.25").
(printing) A book consisting of pages of that size.
Synonyms
• (paper size): 16mo, sixteenmo, 16º
• (book size): 16mo, sixteenmo, 16º, S
Anagrams
• decimosexto
Source: Wiktionary
Sex`to*dec"i*mo, a. Etym: [L. sextus-decimus the sixteenth; sextus the sixth (fr. sex six) + decimus the tenth, from decem ten. See - mo.]
Definition: Having sixteen leaves to a sheet; of, or equal to, the size of one fold of a sheet of printing paper when folded so as to make sixteen leaves, or thirty-two pages; as, a sextodecimo volume.
Sex`to*dec"imo, n.; pl. Sextodecimos (.
Definition: A book composed of sheets each of which is folded into sixteen leaves; hence, indicating, more or less definitely, a size of a book;
– usually written 16mo, or 16º.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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