In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
VERTIGO
dizziness, giddiness, lightheadedness, vertigo
(noun) a reeling sensation; a feeling that you are about to fall
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
vertigo (countable and uncountable, plural vertigos or vertigoes)
A sensation of whirling and loss of balance, caused by looking down from a great height or by disease affecting the inner ear.
A disordered or imbalanced state of mind or things analogous to physical vertigo; mental giddiness or dizziness.
The act of whirling round and round; rapid rotation.
Synonyms
• dizziness
• giddiness
Anagrams
• Gerovit
Source: Wiktionary
Ver"ti*go, n; pl. E. Vertigoes, L. Vertigines. Etym: [L., fr. vertere to turn. See Verse.]
1. (Med.)
Definition: Dizziness or swimming of the head; an affection of the head in which objects, though stationary, appear to move in various directions, and the person affected finds it difficult to maintain an erect posture; giddiness. Quian.
2. (Zoöl.)
Definition: Any one of numerous species of small land snails belonging to the genus Vertigo, having an elongated or conical spiral shell and usually teeth in the aperture.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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