In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
CHECKERED
checkered
(adjective) marked by changeable fortune; “a checkered business career”
checked, checkered, chequered
(adjective) patterned with alternating squares of color
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Adjective
checkered (comparative more checkered, superlative most checkered)
Divided into squares, or into light and dark patches.
(figurative) Changeable; inconsistent; having variations or uncertainty.
Verb
checkered
simple past tense and past participle of checker
Anagrams
• rechecked
Source: Wiktionary
Check"ered, a.
1. Marked with alternate squares or checks of different color or material. Dancing in the checkered shade. Milton.
2. Diversified or variegated in a marked manner, as in appearance, character, circumstances, etc. This checkered narrative. Macaulay.
CHECKER
Check"er, n. Etym: [From Check, v. t.]
Definition: One who checks.
Check"er, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Checkered; p. pr. & vb. n. Checkering.] Etym: [From OF. eschequier a chessboard, F. échiquier. See Check, n., and cf. 3d Checker.]
1. To mark with small squares like a checkerboard, as by crossing stripes of different colors.
2. To variegate or diversify with different qualities, color, scenes, or events; esp., to subject to frequent alternations of prosterity and adversity. Our minds are, as it were, checkered with truth and falsehood. Addison.
Check"er, n. Etym: [OF. eschequier. See Checker, v. t.]
1. A piece in the game of draughts or checkers.
2. A pattern in checks; a single check.
3. Checkerwork.
Note: This word is also written chequer.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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