In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
GLACIATED
glaciated
(adjective) covered with ice (as by a glacier) or affected by glacial action
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Verb
glaciated
simple past tense and past participle of glaciate
Source: Wiktionary
GLACIATE
Gla"ci*ate, v. i. Etym: [L. glaciatus, p. p. of glaciare to freeze, fr. glacies ice.]
Definition: To turn to ice.
Gla"ci*ate, v. t.
1. To convert into, or cover with, ice.
2. (Geol.)
Definition: To produce glacial effects upon, as in the scoring of rocks, transportation of loose material, etc. Glaciated rocks, rocks whose surfaces have been smoothed, furrowed, or striated, by the action of ice.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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EARTHSHAKING
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