In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
FRAGILITY
fragility, delicacy
(noun) lack of physical strength
fragility, breakability, frangibleness, frangibility
(noun) quality of being easily damaged or destroyed
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
fragility (countable and uncountable, plural fragilities)
The condition or quality of being fragile; brittleness; frangibility.
Weakness; feebleness.
(obsolete) Liability to error and sin; frailty.
Source: Wiktionary
Fra*gil"i*ty, n. Etym: [L. fragilitas: cf. F. fragilité. Cf. Frailty.]
1. The condition or quality of being fragile; brittleness; frangibility. Bacon.
2. Weakness; feebleness. An appearance of delicacy, and even of fragility, is almost essential to it [beauty]. Burke.
3. Liability to error and sin; frailty. [Obs.] The fragility and youthful folly of Qu. Fabius. Holland.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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