In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
EPILATE
epilate, depilate
(verb) remove body hair; “epilate her legs”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
epilate (third-person singular simple present epilates, present participle epilating, simple past and past participle epilated)
To remove hair from the body by mechanical, chemical or other means.
Synonyms
• depilate
Anagrams
• pileate
Source: Wiktionary
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