In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
OSTENTATIONS
Noun
ostentations
plural of ostentation
Source: Wiktionary
OSTENTATION
Os`ten*ta"tion, n. Etym: [L. ostentatio: cf. F. ostentation.]
1. The act of ostentating or of making an ambitious display; unnecessary show; pretentious parade; -- usually in a detractive sense. "Much ostentation vain of fleshly arm." Milton. He knew that good and bountiful minds were sometimes inclined to ostentation. Atterbury.
2. A show or spectacle. [Obs.] Shak.
Syn.
– Parade; pageantry; show; pomp; pompousness; vaunting; boasting. See Parade.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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