■ noun N. Amer. a law prohibiting certain activities, such as shopping, on a Sunday.
Origin
C18: in ref. to strict puritanical laws in colonial New England, orig. printed on blue paper.
■ noun N. Amer. a law prohibiting certain activities, such as shopping, on a Sunday.
Origin
C18: in ref. to strict puritanical laws in colonial New England, orig. printed on blue paper.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004