In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
ANTISEPTICAL
An`ti*sep"tic, An`ti*sep"tic*al, a.
Definition: Counteracting or preventing putrefaction, or a putrescent tendency in the system; antiputrefactive. Antiseptic surgery, that system of surgical practice which insists upon a systematic use of antiseptics in the performance of operations and the dressing of wounds.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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