In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
EXTRADOSES
Noun
extradoses
plural of extrados
Source: Wiktionary
EXTRADOS
Ex*tra"dos, n. Etym: [F.; pref. extra outside + dos (L. dorsum) the back.] (Arch.)
Definition: The exterior curve of an arch; esp., the upper curved face of the whole body of voussoirs. See Intrados.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(noun) the fusion of originally different inflected forms (resulting in a reduction in the use of inflections)
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