In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
UNCLEAN
dirty, soiled, unclean
(adjective) soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime; “dirty unswept sidewalks”; “a child in dirty overalls”; “dirty slums”; “piles of dirty dishes”; “put his dirty feet on the clean sheet”; “wore an unclean shirt”; “mining is a dirty job”; “Cinderella did the dirty work while her sisters preened themselves”
unclean, impure
(adjective) having a physical or moral blemish so as to make impure according to dietary or ceremonial laws; “unclean meat”; “and the swine...is unclean to you”-Leviticus 11:3
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
unclean (comparative uncleaner, superlative uncleanest)
Dirty, soiled or foul.
Not moral or chaste.
Ritually or ceremonially impure or unfit.
Synonyms
• See also unclean
Source: Wiktionary
Un*clean", a. Etym: [AS. uncl. See Unnot, and Clean.]
1. Not clean; foul; dirty; filthy.
2. Ceremonially impure; needing ritual cleansing. He that toucheth the dead body of any man shall be unclean seven days. Num. xix. 11.
3. Morally impure. "Adultery of the heart, consisting of inordinate and unclean affections." Perkins.
– Un*clean"ly, adv.
– Un*clean"ness, n. Unclean animals (Script.), those which the Israelites were forbidden to use for food.
– Unclean spirit (Script.), a wicked spirit; a demon. Mark i. 27.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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FISSILE
(adjective) capable of being split or cleft or divided in the direction of the grain; “fissile crystals”; “fissile wood”
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