In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
SCAFFOLDED
Verb
scaffolded
simple past tense and past participle of scaffold
Adjective
scaffolded (comparative more scaffolded, superlative most scaffolded)
(of a building or similar structure) supplied with erected scaffolding
Source: Wiktionary
SCAFFOLD
Scaf"fold, n. Etym: [OF. eschafault, eschafaut, escafaut, escadafaut, F. échafaud; probably oiginally the same word as E. & F. catafalque, It. catafafalco. See Catafalque.]
1. A temporary structure of timber, boards, etc., for various purposes, as for supporting workmen and materials in building, for exhibiting a spectacle upon, for holding the spectators at a show, etc. Pardon, gentles all, The flat, unraised spirits that have dared On this unworthy scaffold to bring forth So great an object. Shak.
2. Specifically, a stage or elevated platform for the execution of a criminal; as, to die on the scaffold. That a scaffold of execution should grow a scaffold of coronation. Sir P. Sidney.
3. (Metal.)
Definition: An accumulation of adherent, partly fused material forming a shelf, or dome-shaped obstruction, above the tuyères in a blast furnace.
Scaf"fold, v. t.
Definition: To furnish or uphold with a scaffold.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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