In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
DOWNLIKE
downy, downlike, flossy, fluffy
(adjective) like down or as soft as down
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
downlike (comparative more downlike, superlative most downlike)
Resembling down (soft immature feathers) or some aspect of it.
Source: Wiktionary
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TERNARY
(adjective) having three units or components or elements; “a ternary operation”; “a treble row of red beads”; “overcrowding made triple sessions necessary”; “triple time has three beats per measure”; “triplex windows”
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