In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
PLACEMENT
placement
(noun) contact established between applicants and prospective employees; “the agency provided placement services”
placement, location, locating, position, positioning, emplacement
(noun) the act of putting something in a certain place
placement, arrangement
(noun) the spatial property of the way in which something is placed; “the arrangement of the furniture”; “the placement of the chairs”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
placement (countable and uncountable, plural placements)
The act of placing or putting in place; the act of locating or positioning; the state of being placed.
A location or position.
The act of matching a person with a job
Source: Wiktionary
Place"ment, n. Etym: [Cf. F. placement.]
1. The act of placing, or the state of being placed.
2. Position; place.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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