In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
DEFORMATION
contortion, deformation
(noun) the act of twisting or deforming the shape of something (e.g., yourself)
deformation
(noun) alteration in the shape or dimensions of an object as a result of the application of stress to it
distortion, deformation
(noun) a change for the worse
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
deformation (countable and uncountable, plural deformations)
The act of deforming, or state of being deformed.
A transformation; change of shape.
Source: Wiktionary
Def`or*ma"tion, n. Etym: [L. deformatio: cf. F. déformation.]
1. The act of deforming, or state of anything deformed. Bp. Hall.
2. Transformation; change of shape.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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