In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
LESSING
Lessing, Doris Lessing, Doris May Lessing
(noun) English author of novels and short stories who grew up in Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) (born in 1919)
Lessing, Gotthold Ephraim Lessing
(noun) German playwright and leader of the Enlightenment (1729-1781)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
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DOOMED
(adjective) marked by or promising bad fortune; “their business venture was doomed from the start”; “an ill-fated business venture”; “an ill-starred romance”; “the unlucky prisoner was again put in irons”- W.H.Prescott
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