In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
HAEMATIC
hemic, haemic, hematic, haematic
(adjective) relating to or containing or affecting blood; “a hematic cyst”; “a hematic crisis”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Adjective
haematic (not comparable)
(British spelling) Alternative form of hematic
Noun
haematic (plural haematics)
(British spelling) Alternative form of hematic
Source: Wiktionary
Hæ*mat"ic, a. Etym: [Gr.
Definition: Of or pertaining to the blood; sanguine; brownish red. Hæmatic acid (Physiol.), a hypothetical acid, supposed to be formed from hemoglobin during its oxidation in the lungs, and to have the power of freeing carbonic acid from the sodium carbonate of the serum. Thudichum.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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