In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
CODICES
CODEX
codex, leaf-book
(noun) an unbound manuscript of some ancient classic (as distinguished from a scroll)
codex
(noun) an official list of chemicals or medicines etc.
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
codices
plural of codex
Anagrams
• IC codes, doccies
Source: Wiktionary
CODEX
Co"dex, n.; pl. Codices. Etym: [L. See Code.]
1. A book; a manuscript.
2. A collection or digest of laws; a code. Burrill.
3. An ancient manuscript of the Sacred Scriptures, or any part of them, particularly the New Testament.
4. A collection of canons. Shipley.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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