In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
TREFOILS
Noun
trefoils
plural of trefoil
Anagrams
• softlier
Source: Wiktionary
TREFOIL
Tre"foil, n. Etym: [L. tres three + E. foil leaf; cf. F. frèfle, It. trifoglio, L. trifolium. See Tri-, Foil leaf, and cf. Trifoly.]
1. (Bot.)
Definition: Any plant of the genus Trifolium, which includes the white clover, red clover, etc.; -- less properly, applied also to the nonesuch, or black medic. See Clover, and Medic.
2. (Arch.)
Definition: An ornamental foliation consisting of three divisions, or foils.
3. (Her.)
Definition: A charge representing the clover leaf.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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