In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
COLLOQUIED
Verb
colloquied
simple past tense and past participle of colloquy
Source: Wiktionary
COLLOQUY
Col"lo*quy, n.; pl. Colloquies. Etym: [L. colloquium. See Collocution.]
1. Mutual discourse of two or more persons; conference; conversation. They went to Worms, to the colloquy there about religion. A. Wood.
2. In some American colleges, a part in exhibitions, assigned for a certain scholarship rank; a designation of rank in collegiate scholarship.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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