In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
TITLING
Etymology 1
Verb
titling
present participle of title
Noun
titling (plural titlings)
The act of giving something a title, or of impressing the title on the back of a book.
(law) A legal right to a property; holding a title.
Etymology 2
Noun
titling (plural titlings)
The hedge sparrow, dunnock, titlene, Prunella modularis.
The meadow pipit (Anthus pratensis).
(obsolete, in customhouses) Stockfish.
Anagrams
• Tlingit, litting, tilting
Source: Wiktionary
Tit"ling, n. Etym: [Icel. titlingr a tit sparrow. See Tit a small bird.]
1. (Zoöl.) (a) The hedge sparrow; -- called also titlene. Its nest often chosen by the cuckoo as a place for depositing its own eggs. The titling, . . . being thus deceived, hatcheth the egg, and bringeth up the chick of another bird. Holland.
(b) The meadow pipit.
2. Stockfish; -- formerly so called in customhouses.
TITLE
Ti"tle, n. Etym: [OF. title, F. titre, L. titulus an inscription, label, title, sign, token. Cf. Tilde, Titrate, Titular.]
1. An inscription put over or upon anything as a name by which it is known.
2. The inscription in the beginning of a book, usually containing the subject of the work, the author's and publisher's names, the date, etc.
3. (Bookbindng)
Definition: The panel for the name, between the bands of the back of a book.
4. A section or division of a subject, as of a law, a book, specif. (Roman & Canon Laws), a chapter or division of a law book.
5. An appellation of dignity, distinction, or preëminence (hereditary or acquired), given to persons, as duke marquis, honorable, esquire, etc. With his former title greet Macbeth. Shak.
6. A name; an appellation; a designation.
7. (Law) (a) That which constitutes a just cause of exclusive possession; that which is the foundation of ownership of property, real or personal; a right; as, a good title to an estate, or an imperfect title. (b) The instrument which is evidence of a right. (c) (Canon Law) That by which a beneficiary holds a benefice.
8. (Anc. Church Records)
Definition: A church to which a priest was ordained, and where he was to reside. Title deeds (Law), the muniments or evidences of ownership; as, the title deeds to an estate.
Syn.
– Epithet; name; appellation; denomination. See epithet, and Name.
Ti"tle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Titled; p. pr. & vb. n. Titling.] Etym: [Cf. L. titulare, F. titrer. See Title, n.]
Definition: To call by a title; to name; to entitle. Hadrian, having quieted the island, took it for honor to be titled on his coin, "The Restorer of Britain." Milton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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