In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
INDIVIDUALISE
personalize, personalise, individualize, individualise
(verb) make personal or more personal; “personalized service”
individualize, individualise
(verb) make or mark or treat as individual; “The sounds were individualized by sharpness and tone”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
individualise (third-person singular simple present individualises, present participle individualising, simple past and past participle individualised)
Non-Oxford British standard spelling of individualize.
Source: Wiktionary
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BRIGHT
(adjective) made smooth and bright by or as if by rubbing; reflecting a sheen or glow; “bright silver candlesticks”; “a burnished brass knocker”; “she brushed her hair until it fell in lustrous auburn waves”; “rows of shining glasses”; “shiny black patents”
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