In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
THUMBNAIL
thumbnail
(noun) the nail of the thumb
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
thumbnail (plural thumbnails)
The fingernail on the thumb.
A rough sketch (e.g, the size of one's thumbnail).
(chiefly, computing) A small picture, used as a compact representation of a larger image.
Usage notes
• (computing): Unlike an icon, which is generally a representative symbol, a thumbnail is a smaller identical copy of the original larger image.
Verb
thumbnail (third-person singular simple present thumbnails, present participle thumbnailing, simple past and past participle thumbnailed)
(transitive) To describe concisely.
(transitive, computing) To create a smaller representation of (a larger image).
Source: Wiktionary
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