In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
DEFLOWER
mar, impair, spoil, deflower, vitiate
(verb) make imperfect; “nothing marred her beauty”
deflower, ruin
(verb) deprive of virginity; “This dirty old man deflowered several young girls in the village”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
deflower (third-person singular simple present deflowers, present participle deflowering, simple past and past participle deflowered)
(transitive) To take the virginity of (somebody), especially a woman or girl.
Synonym: deflorate
(transitive) To deprive of flowers.
(transitive) To deprive of grace and beauty.
Anagrams
• flowered, reflowed
Source: Wiktionary
De*flow"er, v. t. Etym: [Pref. de- + flower.]
Definition: Same as Deflour. An earthquake . . . deflowering the gardens. W. Montagu. If a man had deflowered a virgin. Milton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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CHRONIC
(adjective) being long-lasting and recurrent or characterized by long suffering; “chronic indigestion”; “a chronic shortage of funds”; “a chronic invalid”
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