In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
DECOLOR
bleach, bleach out, decolor, decolour, decolorize, decolourize, decolorise, decolourise, discolorize, discolourise, discolorise
(verb) remove color from; “The sun bleached the red shirt”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Verb
decolor (third-person singular simple present decolors, present participle decoloring, simple past and past participle decolored)
United States alternative spelling of decolour
Anagrams
• cedorol, colored, croodle, crooled
Source: Wiktionary
De*col"or, v. t. Etym: [Cf. F. décolorer, L. decolorare. Cf. Discolor.]
Definition: To deprive of color; to bleach.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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