In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
RECOLLECTED
Verb
recollected
simple past tense and past participle of recollect
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RECOLLECT
Re`-col*lect", v. t. Etym: [Pref. re- + collect.]
Definition: To collect again; to gather what has been scattered; as, to re- collect routed troops. God will one day raise the dead, re-collecting our scattered dust. Barrow.
Rec`ol*lect", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Recollected; imp. & p. p. Recollecting.] Etym: [Pref. re- + collect: cf. L. recolligere, recollectum, to collect. Cf. Recollet.]
1. To recover or recall the knowledge of; to bring back to the mind or memory; to remember.
2. Reflexively, to compose one's self; to recover self-command; as, to recollect one's self after a burst of anger; -- sometimes, formerly, in the perfect participle. The Tyrian queen . . . Admired his fortunes, more admired the man; Then recollected stood. Dryden.
Rec"ol*lect, n. Etym: [See Recollet.] (Eccl.)
Definition: A friar of the Strict Observance, -- an order of Franciscans. [Written also Recollet.] Addis & Arnold.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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