In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
HACHURING
Verb
hachuring
present participle of hachure
Source: Wiktionary
HACHURE
Hach"ure, n. Etym: [F., fr. hacher to hack. See Hatching.] (Fine Arts)
Definition: A short line used in drawing and engraving, especially in shading and denoting different surfaces, as in map drawing. See Hatching.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(noun) (genetics) the process whereby genetic information coded in messenger RNA directs the formation of a specific protein at a ribosome in the cytoplasm
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