In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
VAGUENESS
vagueness
(noun) indistinctness of shape or character; “the scene had the swirling vagueness of a painting by Turner”
vagueness
(noun) unclearness by virtue of being poorly expressed or not coherent in meaning; “the Conservative manifesto is a model of vagueness”; “these terms were used with a vagueness that suggested little or no thought about what each might convey”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
vagueness (countable and uncountable, plural vaguenesses)
(uncountable) The condition of being unclear; vague.
(countable) Something which is vague, or an instance or example of vagueness.
Source: Wiktionary
Vague"ness, n.
Definition: The quality or state of being vague.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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FABLED
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