In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
COHESIVE
cohesive
(adjective) causing cohesion; “a cohesive agent”
cohesive
(adjective) cohering or tending to cohere; well integrated; “a cohesive organization”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
cohesive (comparative more cohesive, superlative most cohesive)
Having cohesion.
Noun
cohesive (plural cohesives)
A substance that provides cohesion
(linguistics) A device used to establish cohesion within a text
Anagrams
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Source: Wiktionary
Co*he"sive, a.
1. Holding the particles of a homogeneous body together; as, cohesive attraction; producing cohesion; as, a cohesive force.
2. Cohering, or sticking together, as in a mass; capable of cohering; tending to cohere; as, cohesive clay. Cohesive attraction. See under Attraction.
– Co*he"sive*ly, adv.
– Co*he"sive*ness, n.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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