In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
VAPOUR
vaporization, vaporisation, vapor, vapour, evaporation
(noun) the process of becoming a vapor
vapor, vapour
(noun) a visible suspension in the air of particles of some substance
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
vapour (countable and uncountable, plural vapours)
Cloudy diffused matter such as mist, steam or fumes suspended in the air.
The gaseous state of a substance that is normally a solid or liquid.
(obsolete) Wind; flatulence.
Something unsubstantial, fleeting, or transitory; unreal fancy; vain imagination; idle talk; boasting.
(archaic, in the plural) Hypochondria; melancholy; the blues; hysteria, or other nervous disorder.
(dated) Any medicinal agent designed for administration in the form of inhaled vapour.
Verb
vapour (third-person singular simple present vapours, present participle vapouring, simple past and past participle vapoured)
(intransitive) To become vapour; to be emitted or circulated as vapour.
(transitive) To turn into vapour.
(intransitive) To use insubstantial language; to boast or bluster.
To emit vapour or fumes.
(transitive) To give (someone) the vapours; to depress, to bore.
Source: Wiktionary
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