In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
MIDDEST
Noun
middest (usually uncountable, plural middests)
Obsolete form of midst.
Adjective
middest (not comparable)
(obsolete) Situated nearest the middle; middlemost; midmost.
Yet the stout Faerie mongst the middest crowd.
Source: Wiktionary
Mid"dest, a.; superl. of Mid. Etym: [See Midst.]
Definition: Situated most nearly in the middle; middlemost; midmost. [Obs.] " 'Mongst the middest crowd." Spenser.
Mid"dest, n.
Definition: Midst; middle. [Obs.] Fuller.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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