In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
COROLLACEOUS
Etymology
Adjective
corollaceous (comparative more corollaceous, superlative most corollaceous)
Pertaining to, or resembling, a corolla.
Source: Wiktionary
Cor`ol*la"ceous (kr`l-l"shs), a.
Definition: Pertaining to, or resembling, a corolla; having the form or texture of a corolla.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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CLEAN
(adjective) free from clumsiness; precisely or deftly executed; “he landed a clean left on his opponent’s cheek”; “a clean throw”; “the neat exactness of the surgeon’s knife”
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