In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
INCRESCENT
Etymology
Noun
increscent (plural increscents)
(heraldiccharge) A crescent oriented with horns turned to dexter (pointing left).
Antonyms
• decrescent
Adjective
increscent (not comparable)
Of the Moon: growing in apparent size; waxing.
Anagrams
• crescentin, necriscent
Source: Wiktionary
In*cres"cent, a. Etym: [L. increscens, -entis, p. pr. of increscere. See Increase.]
1. Increasing; growing; augmenting; swelling; enlarging. Between the incresent and decrescent moon. Tennyson.
2. (Her.)
Definition: Increasing; on the increase; -- said of the moon represented as the new moon, with the points turned toward the dexter side.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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