In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
ARBORISE
arborize, arborise
(verb) branch out like trees; “nerve fibers arborize”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
arborise (third-person singular simple present arborises, present participle arborising, simple past and past participle arborised)
(intransitive) To develop a tree-like appearance.
Source: Wiktionary
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AUDACIOUS
(adjective) invulnerable to fear or intimidation; “audacious explorers”; “fearless reporters and photographers”; “intrepid pioneers”
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