In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
ANASTOMOSED
Verb
anastomosed
simple past tense and past participle of anastomose
Adjective
anastomosed (not comparable)
Joined by anastomosis
Source: Wiktionary
ANASTOMOSE
A*nas"to*mose, v. i. [imp. p. p. Anastomozed; p. pr. Anastomosing.] Etym: [Cf. F. anastomoser, fr. anastomose. See Anastomosis.] (Anat. & Bot.)
Definition: To inosculate; to intercommunicate by anastomosis, as the arteries and veins. The ribbing of the leaf, and the anastomosing network of its vessels. I. Taylor.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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