In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
flusters
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fluster
flusters
plural of fluster
• tressful, turfless
Source: Wiktionary
Flus"ter, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Flustered; p. pr. & vb. n. Flustering.] Etym: [Cf. Icel. flaustra to be flustered, flaustr a fluster.]
Definition: To make hot and rosy, as with drinking; to heat; hence, to throw into agitation and confusion; to confuse; to muddle. His habit or flustering himself daily with claret. Macaulay.
Flus"ter, v. i.
Definition: To be in a heat or bustle; to be agitated and confused. The flstering, vainglorious Greeks. South.
Flus"ter, n.
Definition: Heat or glow, as from drinking; agitation mingled with confusion; disorder.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
21 June 2025
(noun) the condition of being deprived of oxygen (as by having breathing stopped); “asphyxiation is sometimes used as a form of torture”
In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.