In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
COLLINE
Col"line, n. Etym: [F. colline, fr. L. collis a hill.]
Definition: A small hill or mount. [Obs.] And watered park, full of fine collines and ponds. Evelyn.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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COVERT
(adjective) secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed; “covert actions by the CIA”; “covert funding for the rebels”
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