In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
UNHAIR
Etymology
Verb
unhair (third-person singular simple present unhairs, present participle unhairing, simple past and past participle unhaired)
(transitive) To remove hair from (something), especially from hide.
(intransitive) To become free from hair.
Source: Wiktionary
Un*hair", v. t. Etym: [1 st pref. un- + hair.]
Definition: To deprive of hair, or of hairs; as, to unhair hides for leather. I 'll unhair thy head. Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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DIRECTIONALITY
(noun) the property of being directional or maintaining a direction; “the directionality of written English is from left to right”
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