In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
TERTIAN
tertian
(adjective) of or relating to a tonal system based on major thirds; “a tertian tonal system”
tertian
(adjective) relating to symptoms (especially malarial fever) that appear every other day; “tertian fever”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
tertian (not comparable)
(medicine, of a fever) Characterised by paroxysms recurring every other day (that is, every third day by inclusive reckoning).
(music) Pertaining to the mean-tone temperament, in which major thirds are perfectly in tune.
Noun
tertian (plural tertians)
A tertian fever.
The puncheon, an old wine cask, three of which made a tun.
Anagrams
• intreat, iterant, natrite, nattier, nitrate, tainter, tartine
Source: Wiktionary
Ter"tian, a. Etym: [L. tertianus, from tertius the third. See Tierce.] (Med.)
Definition: Occurring every third day; as, a tertian fever.
Ter"tian, n. Etym: [L. tertiana (sc. febris): cf. OF. tertiane.]
1. (Med.)
Definition: A disease, especially an intermittent fever, which returns every third day, reckoning inclusively, or in which the intermission lasts one day.
2. A liquid measure formerly used for wine, equal to seventy imperial, or eighty-four wine, gallons, being one third of a tun.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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