In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
TONGUELESS
mute, tongueless, unspoken, wordless
(adjective) expressed without speech; “a mute appeal”; “a silent curse”; “best grief is tongueless”- Emily Dickinson; “the words stopped at her lips unsounded”; “unspoken grief”; “choking exasperation and wordless shame”- Thomas Wolfe
tongueless
(adjective) lacking a tongue; “tongueless moccasins”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
tongueless (not comparable)
Having no tongue.
Lacking speech; mute.
Making no sound; silent, speechless.
Expressed without speech; wordless, unspoken.
Synonyms
• (having no tongue): aglossal
Source: Wiktionary
Tongue"less, a.
1. Having no tongue.
2. Hence, speechless; mute. "What tongueless blocks were they! would they not speak" Shak.
3. Unnamed; not spoken of. [Obs.] One good deed dying tongueless. Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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