In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
keloid, cheloid
(noun) raised pinkish scar tissue at the site of an injury; results from excessive tissue repair
Source: WordNet® 3.1
keloid (plural keloids)
(pathology) A hard raised growth of scar tissue at the site of an injury.
keloid (third-person singular simple present keloids, present participle keloiding, simple past and past participle keloided)
(pathology, intransitive) To form a keloid.
Source: Wiktionary
Ke"loid, a. Etym: [Gr. -oid.] (Med.)
Definition: Applied to a variety of tumor forming hard, flat, irregular excrescences upon the skin.
– n.
Definition: A keloid tumor.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
26 March 2025
(noun) bandage consisting of a firm covering (often made of plaster of Paris) that immobilizes broken bones while they heal
In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.