In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
COLLIQUATING
Verb
colliquating
present participle of colliquate
Source: Wiktionary
COLLIQUATE
Col"li*quate, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Colliquated; p. pr. & vb. n. Colliquating.] Etym: [Pref. col- + L. liquare, liquatum, to melt.]
Definition: To change from solid to fluid; to make or become liquid; to melt. [Obs.] The ore of it is colliquated by the violence of the fire. Boyle. [Ice] will colliquate in water or warm oil. Sir T. Browne.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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