In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
SHADOWIER
Adjective
shadowier
comparative form of shadowy
Source: Wiktionary
SHADOWY
Shad"ow*y, a.
1. Full of shade or shadows; causing shade or shadow. "Shadowy verdure." Fenton. This shadowy desert, unfrequented woods. Shak.
2. Hence, dark; obscure; gloomy; dim. "The shadowy past." Longfellow.
3. Not brightly luminous; faintly light. The moon . . . with more pleasing light, Shadowy sets off the face things. Milton.
4. Faintly representative; hence, typical. From sshadowy types to truth, from flesh to spirit. Milton.
5. Unsubstantial; unreal; as, shadowy honor. Milton has brought into his poems two actors of a shadowy and fictitious nature, in the persons of Sin and Death. Addison.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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