In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
ICTERUS
Icterus, genus Icterus
(noun) type genus of the Icteridae
jaundice, icterus
(noun) yellowing of the skin and the whites of the eyes caused by an accumulation of bile pigment (bilirubin) in the blood; can be a symptom of gallstones or liver infection or anemia
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
icterus (uncountable)
(medicine) An excess of bile pigments in the blood; jaundice.
A yellowish appearance in plants.
Anagrams
• crustie, curiets, curites, curse it
Source: Wiktionary
Ic"te*rus, n. Etym: [NL. See Icteric, a.] (Med.)
Definition: The jaundice.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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