In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
ASSEMBLAGE
assembly, assemblage, gathering
(noun) the social act of assembling; “they demanded the right of assembly”
hookup, assemblage
(noun) a system of components assembled together for a particular purpose
collection, aggregation, accumulation, assemblage
(noun) several things grouped together or considered as a whole
gathering, assemblage
(noun) a group of persons together in one place
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
assemblage (countable and uncountable, plural assemblages)
The process of assembling or bringing together.
A collection of things which have been gathered together or assembled.
A gathering of people.
(arts) A visual art form similar to collage, which combines two-dimensional and three-dimensional, often found, elements into works of art.
(archaeology) A group of different artifacts found in association with one another.
Source: Wiktionary
As*sem"blage, n. Etym: [Cf. F. assemblage. See Assemble.]
1. The act of assembling, or the state o In sweet assemblage every blooming grace. Fenton.
2. A collection of individuals, or of individuals, or of particular things; as, a political assemblage; an assemblage of ideas.
Syn.
– Company; group; collection; concourse; gathering; meeting; convention. Assemblage, Assembly. An assembly consists only of persons; an assemblage may be composed of things as well as persons, as, an assemblage of incoherent objects. Nor is every assemblage of persons an assembly; since the latter term denotes a body who have met, and are acting, in concert for some common end, such as to hear, to deliberate, to unite in music, dancing, etc. An assemblage of skaters on a lake, or of horse jockeys at a race course, is not an assembly, but might be turned into one by collecting into a body with a view to discuss and decide as to some object of common interest.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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