In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
ENCINCTURE
Etymology
Noun
encincture (plural encinctures)
A cincture or girdle.
Verb
encincture (third-person singular simple present encinctures, present participle encincturing, simple past and past participle encinctured)
(transitive) To encircle or gird.
Source: Wiktionary
En*cinc"ture, n.
Definition: A cincture. [Poetic] The vast encincture of that gloomy sea. Wordsworth.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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