In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
TENEBRIFIC
tenebrous, tenebrific, tenebrious
(adjective) dark and gloomy; “a tenebrous cave”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Adjective
tenebrific (comparative more tenebrific, superlative most tenebrific)
gloomy; obscure
Source: Wiktionary
Ten`e*brif"ic, a. Etym: [L. tenebrae darkness + facere to make.]
Definition: Rendering dark or gloomy; tenebrous; gloomy. It lightens, it brightens, The tenebrific scene. Burns. Where light Lay fitful in a tenebrific time. R. Browning.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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