In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
CRISPEN
crispen, toast, crisp
(verb) make brown and crisp by heating; “toast bread”; “crisp potatoes”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
crispen (third-person singular simple present crispens, present participle crispening, simple past and past participle crispened)
(transitive) To make crisp.
(intransitive) To become crisp.
Anagrams
• Crespin, Princes, pincers, princes
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UNAMBIGUOUS
(adjective) having or exhibiting a single clearly defined meaning; “As a horror, apartheid...is absolutely unambiguous”- Mario Vargas Llosa
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