In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
VITILIGO
vitiligo
(noun) an acquired skin disease characterized by patches of unpigmented skin (often surrounded by a heavily pigmented border)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
vitiligo (usually uncountable, plural vitiligos)
The patchy loss of skin pigmentation.
(obsolete) Alphos, a form of leprosy.
Synonyms
• (patchy loss of pigmentation): leucoderma
Source: Wiktionary
Vit`i*li"go, n. Etym: [L., a kind of tetter, fr. vitium blemish, vice.] (Med.)
Definition: A rare skin disease consisting in the development of smooth, milk-white spots upon various parts of the body.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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