In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
DISCOLOR
discolor, discolour, colour, color
(verb) change color, often in an undesired manner; “The shirts discolored”
discolor
(verb) cause to lose or change color; “The detergent discolored my shirts”
discolor
(verb) lose color or turn colorless; “The painting discolored”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
discolor (third-person singular simple present discolors, present participle discoloring, simple past and past participle discolored)
(American spelling) To change or lose color.
Source: Wiktionary
Dis*col"or, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Discolored; p. pr. & vb. n. Discoloring.] Etym: [OE. descolouren, OF. descolorer, F. décolorer, fr. L. dis- + cololare, coloratum, to color, color color. See Color.] [Written also discolour.]
1. To alter the natural hue or color of; to change to a different color; to stain; to tinge; as, a drop of wine will discolor water; silver is discolored by sea water.
2. To alter the true complexion or appearance of; to put a false hue upon. To discolor all your ideas. Wat
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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LEAVE
(verb) go and leave behind, either intentionally or by neglect or forgetfulness; “She left a mess when she moved out”; “His good luck finally left him”; “her husband left her after 20 years of marriage”; “she wept thinking she had been left behind”
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