In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
arcuations
plural of arcuation
Source: Wiktionary
Arc`u*a"tion, n. Etym: [L. arcuatio.]
1. The act of bending or curving; incurvation; the state of being bent; crookedness. Coxe.
2. (Hort.)
Definition: A mode of propagating trees by bending branches to the ground, and covering the small shoots with earth; layering. Chambers.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
9 June 2025
(noun) one having both male and female sexual characteristics and organs; at birth an unambiguous assignment of male or female cannot be made
In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.