In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
CULICIFORM
Etymology
Adjective
culiciform (comparative more culiciform, superlative most culiciform)
(zoology) gnat-shaped
Source: Wiktionary
Cu*lic"i*form (k-ls"i-frm). a. Etym: [L. culex a gnat + -form:cf. F. culiciforme.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: Gnat-shaped.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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FRISK
(noun) the act of searching someone for concealed weapons or illegal drugs; “he gave the suspect a quick frisk”
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