In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
torus, toroid
(noun) a ring-shaped surface generated by rotating a circle around an axis that does not intersect the circle
toroid
(noun) the doughnut-shaped object enclosed by a torus
Source: WordNet® 3.1
toroid (plural toroids)
(mathematics) A surface generated by a closed curve (especially a circle) rotating about, but not intersecting or containing, an axis in its own plane.
A ring-shaped object whose surface is a torus.
• Dorito
Source: Wiktionary
22 February 2025
(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’
In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.