In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
PACKAGED
packaged
(adjective) enclosed in a package or protective covering; “packaged cereals”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Adjective
packaged (not comparable)
Having been placed in a package.
Hyponyms
• prepackaged
Verb
packaged
simple past tense and past participle of package
Source: Wiktionary
PACKAGE
Pack"age, n.
1. Act or process of packing.
2. A bundle made up for transportation; a packet; a bale; a parcel; as, a package of goods.
3. A charge made for packing goods.
4. A duty formerly charged in the port of London on goods imported or exported by aliens, or by denizens who were the sons of aliens.
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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