In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
APPETIZE
Etymology
Verb
appetize (third-person singular simple present appetizes, present participle appetizing, simple past and past participle appetized)
(rare) To whet the appetite.
Source: Wiktionary
Ap"pe*tize, v. t.
Definition: To make hungry; to whet the appetite of. Sir W. Scott.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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INTERSPERSION
(noun) the act of combining one thing at intervals among other things; “the interspersion of illustrations in the text”
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