In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
MISCOLOUR
Etymology
Verb
miscolour (third-person singular simple present miscolours, present participle miscolouring, simple past and past participle miscoloured)
(transitive) To give a wrong colour to.
(transitive, figuratively) To set forth erroneously or unfairly.
Anagrams
• colourism
Source: Wiktionary
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