In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
DECUSSATELY
Etymology
Adverb
decussately (comparative more decussately, superlative most decussately)
In a decussate manner.
Source: Wiktionary
De*cus"sate*ly, adv.
Definition: In a decussate manner.
DECUSSATE
De*cus"sate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Decussated; p. pr. & vb. n. Decussating.] Etym: [L. decussatus, p. p. of decussare to cross like an X, fr. decussis (orig. equiv. to decem asses) the number ten, which the Romans represented by X.]
Definition: To cross at an acute angle; to cut or divide in the form of X; to intersect; -- said of lines in geometrical figures, rays of light, nerves, etc.
De*cus"sate, De*cus"sa*ted, a.
1. Crossed; intersected.
2. (Bot.)
Definition: Growing in pairs, each of which is at right angles to the next pair above or below; as, decussated leaves or branches.
3. (Rhet.)
Definition: Consisting of two rising and two falling clauses, placed in alternate opposition to each other; as, a decussated period.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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