In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
CICATRIZED
Verb
cicatrized
simple past tense and past participle of cicatrize
Anagrams
• arcticized
Source: Wiktionary
CICATRIZE
Cic"a*trize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Cicatrized; p. pr. & vb. n. Cicatrizing.] Etym: [Cf. F. cicatriser, fr. cicatrice, L. cicatrix, scar.] (Med.)
Definition: To heal or induce the formation of a cicatrix in, as in wounded or ulcerated flesh. Wiseman.
Cic"a*trize, v. i. (Med.)
Definition: To heal; to have a new skin.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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