In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
ZIPPER
Etymology
Noun
zipper (plural zippers)
(chiefly, US, Australia) A zip fastener.
A pressure-sensitive plastic closure.
(biochemistry) leucine zipper
(slang) A scar on a person's body.
(US, military, slang, dated) An air patrol carried out at dawn or dusk.
Synonyms
• slide fastener
• zip (British), zip fastener (British)
Meronyms
• slider
• teeth
Verb
zipper (third-person singular simple present zippers, present participle zippering, simple past and past participle zippered)
to close a zipper.
to put a zipper on an article.
Source: Wiktionary
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TYPIFY
(verb) embody the essential characteristics of or be a typical example of; “The fugue typifies Bach’s style of composition”
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