In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
delitescence (usually uncountable, plural delitescences)
concealment; seclusion; retirement
(medicine) The sudden disappearance of inflammation.
Source: Wiktionary
Del`i*tes"cence, n. Etym: [See Delitescent.]
1. Concealment; seclusion; retirement. The delitescence of mental activities. Sir W. Hamilton.
2. (Med.)
Definition: The sudden disappearance of inflammation.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
29 April 2024
(noun) a geological process in which one edge of a crustal plate is forced sideways and downward into the mantle below another plate
In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.