In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
VICTORIAN
Victorian
(adjective) typical of the moral standards or conduct of the age of Queen Victoria
priggish, prim, prissy, prudish, puritanical, square-toed, straitlaced, strait-laced, straightlaced, straight-laced, tight-laced, victorian
(adjective) exaggeratedly proper; “my straitlaced Aunt Anna doesn’t approve of my miniskirts”
Victorian
(adjective) of or relating to Queen Victoria of Great Britain or to the age in which she ruled; “Victorian morals”
Victorian
(noun) a person who lived during the reign of Victoria
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Vic*to"ri*an, a.
Definition: Of or pertaining to the reign of Queen Victoria of England; as, the Victorian poets. Victorian period. See Dionysian period, under Dyonysian.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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