In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
DISAPPEARED
Adjective
disappeared (not comparable)
(often of a political dissident) Caused to disappear.
Verb
disappeared
simple past tense and past participle of disappear
Source: Wiktionary
DISAPPEAR
Dis`ap*pear", v. i. [imp. & p. p. Disappeared; p. pr. & vb. n. Disappearing.]
1. To cease to appear or to be perceived; to pass from view, gradually or suddenly; to vanish; to be no longer seen; as, darkness disappears at the approach of light; a ship disappears as she sails from port.
2. To cease to be or exist; as, the epidemic has disappeared.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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