In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
EMBRACEMENT
embrace, embracing, embracement
(noun) the act of clasping another person in the arms (as in greeting or affection)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
embracement (countable and uncountable, plural embracements)
A clasp in the arms; embrace.
State of embracing, encompassing or including various items; inclusion.
Act or state of embracing or accepting; willing acceptance.
State of being contained; enclosure.
Source: Wiktionary
Em*brace"ment, n. Etym: [Cf. F. embrassement.]
1. A clasp in the arms; embrace. Dear though chaste embracements. Sir P. Sidney.
2. State of being contained; inclosure. [Obs.] In the embracement of the parts hardly reparable, as bones. Bacon.
3. Willing acceptance. [Obs.] A ready embracement of . . . his kindness. Barrow.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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