In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
SPONDEE
spondee
(noun) a metrical unit with stressed-stressed syllables
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
spondee (plural spondees)
(poetry) A word or metrical foot of two syllables, either both long or both stressed.
Anagrams
• Pedones, depones
Source: Wiktionary
Spon"dee, n. Etym: [L. spondeus, Gr. spondée. So called because at libations slow, solemn melodies were used, chiefly in this meter.] (pros.)
Definition: A poetic foot of two long syllables, as in the Latin word leges.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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