In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
ENCASEMENT
encasement, incasement
(noun) the act of enclosing something in a case
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
encasement (countable and uncountable, plural encasements)
The act of encasing or something that encases.
(genetics) The early genetic theory of emboîtement.
Source: Wiktionary
En*case"ment, n. Etym: [Cf. Casement.]
1. The act of encasing; also, that which encases.
2. (Biol.)
Definition: An old theory of generation similar to emboOvulist.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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