In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
SARSENET
sarcenet, sarsenet
(noun) a fine soft silk fabric often used for linings
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
sarsenet (countable and uncountable, plural sarsenets)
A very fine and soft silk ribbon woven in a plain weave with a fine warp and higher density weft. Now chiefly used for linings.
Anagrams
• Saeterns, assenter, earnests, estranes, steranes
Source: Wiktionary
Sarse"net, n.
Definition: See Sarcenet.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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ECONOMIC
(adjective) of or relating to an economy, the system of production and management of material wealth; “economic growth”; “aspects of social, political, and economical life”
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