In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
ELAPSE
elapse, lapse, pass, slip by, glide by, slip away, go by, slide by, go along
(verb) pass by; “three years elapsed”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
elapse (third-person singular simple present elapses, present participle elapsing, simple past and past participle elapsed)
(intransitive, of time) To pass or move by.
Synonyms
• See elapse
Anagrams
• Sapele, asleep, please, sapele
Source: Wiktionary
E*lapse", v. i. [imp. & p. p. Elapsed; p. pr. & vb. n. Elapsing.] Etym: [L. elapsus, p. p. of elabi to glide away; e out + labi to fall, slide. See Lapse.]
Definition: To slip or glide away; to pass away silently, as time; -- used chiefly in reference to time. Eight days elapsed; at length a pilgrim came. Hoole.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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