In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
MISCREATE
miscreate
(verb) shape or form or make badly; “Our miscreated fantasies”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
miscreate (third-person singular simple present miscreates, present participle miscreating, simple past and past participle miscreated)
to create wrongly or poorly
Adjective
miscreate (not comparable)
(obsolete, poetic) Miscreated; illegitimate; forged.
Anagrams
• creamiest, stream ice
Source: Wiktionary
Mis`cre*ate", a.
Definition: Miscreated; illegitimate; forged; as, miscreate titles. [Obs. or Poet.] Shak.
Mis`cre*ate", v. t.
Definition: To create badly or amiss.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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