In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
FOUNDATIONS
Noun
foundations
plural of foundation
Source: Wiktionary
FOUNDATION
Foun*da"tion, n. Etym: [F. fondation, L. fundatio. See Found to establish.]
1. The act of founding, fixing, establishing, or beginning to erect.
2. That upon which anything is founded; that on which anything stands, and by which it is supported; the lowest and supporting layer of a superstructure; groundwork; basis. Behold, I lay in Zion, for a foundation, a stone . . . a precious corner stone, a sure foundation. Is. xxviii. 16. The foundation of a free common wealth. Motley.
3. (Arch.)
Definition: The lowest and supporting part or member of a wall, including the base course (see Base course (a), under Base, n.) and footing courses; in a frame house, the whole substructure of masonry.
4. A donation or legacy appropriated to support a charitable institution, and constituting a permanent fund; endowment. He was entered on the foundation of Westminster. Macaulay.
5. That which is founded, or established by endowment; an endowed institution or charity. Against the canon laws of our foundation. Milton. Foundation course. See Base course, under Base, n.
– Foundation muslin, an open-worked gummed fabric used for stiffening dresses, bonnets, etc.
– Foundation school, in England, an endowed school.
– To be on a foundation, to be entitled to a support from the proceeds of an endowment, as a scholar or a fellow of a college.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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