In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
FOREGROUND
foreground
(noun) (computer science) a window for an active application
foreground
(noun) the part of a scene that is near the viewer
foreground, highlight, spotlight, play up
(verb) move into the foreground to make more visible or prominent; “The introduction highlighted the speaker’s distinguished career in linguistics”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
foreground (plural foregrounds)
The elements of an image which lie closest to the picture plane.
The subject of an image, often depicted at the bottom in a two-dimensional work.
(computing, often, attributive) The application the user is currently interacting with; the application window that appears in front of all others.
Verb
foreground (third-person singular simple present foregrounds, present participle foregrounding, simple past and past participle foregrounded)
To place in the foreground (physically or metaphorically).
Source: Wiktionary
Fore"ground`, n.
Definition: On a painting, and sometimes in a bas-relief, mosaic picture, or the like, that part of the scene represented, which is nearest to the spectator, and therefore occupies the lowest part of the work of art itself. Cf. Distance, n., 6.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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