In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
ALURES
Noun
alures
plural of alure
Anagrams
• Larues, Lasure, Lauers, Lueras, saurel
Source: Wiktionary
ALURE
Al"ure, n. Etym: [OF. alure, aleure, walk, gait, fr. aler (F. aller) to go.]
Definition: A walk or passage; -- applied to passages of various kinds. The sides of every street were covered with fresh alures of marble. T. Warton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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