In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
BESPECTACLED
bespectacled, monocled, spectacled
(adjective) wearing, or having the face adorned with, eyeglasses or an eyeglass; “a bespectacled grandmother”; “the monocled gentleman”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
bespectacled (comparative more bespectacled, superlative most bespectacled)
Wearing spectacles (glasses).
Antonyms
• unbespectacled
• unspectacled
Synonyms
• four-eyed (slang, pejorative), spectacled
Source: Wiktionary
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