In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
MARGUERITES
Noun
marguerites
plural of marguerite
Source: Wiktionary
MARGUERITE
Mar"gue*rite, n. Etym: [F., a pearl, a daisy. See Margarite.] (Bot.)
Definition: The daisy (Bellis perennis). The name is often applied also to the ox-eye daisy and to the China aster. Longfellow.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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INTERSPERSION
(noun) the act of combining one thing at intervals among other things; “the interspersion of illustrations in the text”
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