In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
PICINE
Adjective
picine (comparative more picine, superlative most picine)
(zoology) Of or relating to the woodpeckers (Pici), or to the Piciformes.
Source: Wiktionary
Pi"cine, a. (Zoöl.)
Definition: Of or pertaining to the woodpeckers (Pici), or to the Piciformes.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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COVERT
(adjective) secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed; “covert actions by the CIA”; “covert funding for the rebels”
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