In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
COSMESIS
Etymology
Noun
cosmesis (countable and uncountable, plural cosmeses)
The preservation, restoration, or bestowing of physical beauty, especially to the human body.
The correction of disfigurement, as by surgery or tattooing.
The results of cosmetic procedures or interventions.
A procedure or intervention to improve appearance.
The creation of life-like prosthetic limbs.
A prosthetic limb with life-like appearance.
Source: Wiktionary
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PLANTAIN
(noun) any of numerous plants of the genus Plantago; mostly small roadside or dooryard weeds with elliptic leaves and small spikes of very small flowers; seeds of some used medicinally
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