In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
HECTIC
feverish, hectic
(adjective) marked by intense agitation or emotion; “worked at a feverish pace”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
hectic (comparative more hectic, superlative most hectic)
(obsolete) Denoting a type of fever accompanying consumption and similar wasting diseases, characterised by flushed cheeks and dry skin.
(obsolete) Pertaining to or symptomatic of such a fever.
Very busy with activity and confusion; feverish.
Synonyms
• feverish
Noun
hectic (plural hectics)
(obsolete) A hectic fever.
(obsolete) A flush like one produced by such a fever.
Source: Wiktionary
Hec"tic, a. Etym: [F. hectique, Gr. sah to overpower, endure; cf. AS. sige, sigor, victory, G. sieg, Goth. sigis. Cf. Scheme.]
1. Habitual; constitutional; pertaining especially to slow waste of animal tissue, as in consumption; as, a hectic type in disease; a hectic flush.
2. In a hectic condition; having hectic fever; consumptive; as, a hectic patient. Hectic fever (Med.), a fever of irritation and debility, occurring usually at a advanced stage of exhausting disease, as a in pulmonary consumption.
Hec"tic, n.
1. (Med.)
Definition: Hectic fever.
2. A hectic flush. It is no living hue, but a strange hectic. Byron.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(verb) be in a state of movement or action; “The room abounded with screaming children”; “The garden bristled with toddlers”
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