In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
UNSPOKEN
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
unexpressed, unsaid, unstated, unuttered, unverbalized, unverbalised, unvoiced, unspoken
(adjective) not made explicit; “the unexpressed terms of the agreement”; “things left unsaid”; “some kind of unspoken agreement”; “his action is clear but his reason remains unstated”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
unspoken (not comparable)
(sometimes postpositive) Not spoken; not said.
(sometimes postpositive) Not formally articulated or stated; implicit or understood.
Synonyms
• (not spoken): unsaid
• (not formally stated): unacknowledged
Verb
unspoken
past participle of unspeak
Anagrams
• neopunks
Source: Wiktionary
UNSPEAK
Un*speak", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + speak.]
Definition: To retract, as what has been spoken; to recant; to unsay. [R.] Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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