In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
SPIRY
Etymology
Adjective
spiry (comparative more spiry, superlative most spiry)
Like or resembling a spire.
Abounding in spires.
Of a spiral form; wreathed; curled; serpentine.
Hid in the spiry volumes of the snake.
Source: Wiktionary
Spir"y, a. Etym: [From Spire a winding line.]
Definition: Of a spiral form; wreathed; curled; serpentine. Hid in the spiry volumes of the snake. Dryden.
Spir"y, a. Etym: [FR. Spire a steeple.]
Definition: Of or pertaining to a spire; like a spire, tall, slender, and tapering; abounding in spires; as, spiry turrets. "Spiry towns." Thomson.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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