In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
CIMEX
Cimex, genus Cimex
(noun) type genus of the Cimicidae: bedbugs
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
cimex (plural cimices)
Any member of the genus Cimex, especially the bedbug.
Source: Wiktionary
Ci"mex, n.; pl. Cimices. Etym: [L., a bug.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: A genus of hemipterous insects of which the bedbug is the best known example. See Bedbug.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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DIRECTIONALITY
(noun) the property of being directional or maintaining a direction; “the directionality of written English is from left to right”
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