In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
UNCIPHERED
Verb
unciphered
simple past tense and past participle of uncipher
Adjective
unciphered (not comparable)
Not ciphered; unencoded.
Source: Wiktionary
UNCIPHER
Un*ci"pher, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + cipher.]
Definition: To decipher; as, to uncipher a letter. [Obs.] Sir W. Temple.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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