In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
DISPERSED
dispersed, spread
(adjective) distributed or spread over a considerable extent; “has ties with many widely dispersed friends”; “eleven million Jews are spread throughout Europe”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Verb
dispersed
simple past tense and past participle of disperse
Source: Wiktionary
Dis*persed", a.
Definition: Scattered.
– Dis*pers"ed*ly, adv.
– Dis*pers"ed*ness, n. Dispersed harmony (Mus.), harmony in which the tones composing the chord are widely separated, as by an octave or more.
DISPERSE
Dis*perse", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dispersed; p. pr. & vb. n. Dispersing.] Etym: [L. dispersus, p. p. of dispergere to strew, scatter. See Sparse.]
1. To scatter abroad; to drive to different parts; to distribute; to diffuse; to spread; as, the Jews are dispersed among all nations. The lips of the wise disperse knowledge. Prov. xv. 7. Two lions, in the still, dark night, A herd of beeves disperse. Cowper.
2. To scatter, so as to cause to vanish; to dissipate; as, to disperse vapors. Dispersed are the glories. Shak.
Syn.
– To scatter; dissipate; dispel; spread; diffuse; distribute; deal out; disseminate.
Dis*perse", v. i.
1. To separate; to go or move into different parts; to vanish; as, the company dispersed at ten o'clock; the clouds disperse.
2. To distribute wealth; to share one's abundance with others. He hath dispersed, he hath given to the poor. Ps. cxii. 9.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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