In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
MICROZOOESPORE
Mi`cro*zo"ö*spore, n. Etym: [Micro- + zoöspore.] (Bot.)
Definition: A small motile spore furnished with two vibratile cilia, found in certain green algæ.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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SOAK
(noun) the process of becoming softened and saturated as a consequence of being immersed in water (or other liquid); “a good soak put life back in the wagon”
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