In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
COVERSLIP
Etymology
Noun
coverslip (plural coverslips)
A thin glass plate used to cover samples mounted on a microscope slide.
Synonym: coverglass
Verb
coverslip (third-person singular simple present coverslips, present participle coverslipping, simple past and past participle coverslipped)
To cover (a sample) with a coverslip.
Anagrams
• slipcover
Source: Wiktionary
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