In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
DISCLOSED
disclosed
(adjective) made known (especially something secret or concealed); “the disclosed purpose of their wicked plan”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Verb
disclosed
simple past tense and past participle of disclose
Source: Wiktionary
Dis*closed", p. a. (Her.)
Definition: Represented with wings expanded; -- applied to doves and other birds not of prey. Cussans.
DISCLOSE
Dis*close", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disclosed; p. pr. & vb. n. Disclosing.] Etym: [OE. desclosen, disclosen, fr. disclos, desclos, not shut in, open, OF. desclos, p. p. of desclore to open, F. déclore; pref. des- (L. dis-) + clore to shut, fr. L. claudere to shut. See Close, and cf. Disclusion.]
1. To unclose; to open; -- applied esp. to eggs in the sense of to hatch. The ostrich layeth her eggs under sand, where the heat of the discloseth them. Bacon.
2. To remove a cover or envelope from;; to set free from inclosure; to uncover. The shells being broken, . . . the stone included in them is thereby disclosed and set at liberty. Woodward.
3. To lay open or expose to view; to cause to appear; to bring to light; to reveal. How softly on the Spanish shore she plays, Disclosing rock, and slope, and forest brown! Byron. Her lively looks a sprightly mind disclose. Pope.
4. To make known, as that which has been kept secret or hidden; to reveal; to expose; as, events have disclosed his designs. If I disclose my passion, Our friendship 's an end. Addison.
Syn.
– To uncover; open; unveil; discover; reveal; divulge; tell; utter.
Dis*close", n.
Definition: Disclosure. [Obs.] Shak. Young.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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