In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
NEBULA
nebula
(noun) (pathology) a faint cloudy spot on the cornea
nebula
(noun) an immense cloud of gas (mainly hydrogen) and dust in interstellar space
nebula
(noun) cloudiness of the urine
nebula
(noun) a medicinal liquid preparation intended for use in an atomizer
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
nebula (plural nebulae or nebulas)
(astronomy) A cloud in outer space consisting of gas or dust (e.g. a cloud formed after a star explodes).
(archaic, medicine) A white spot or slight opacity of the cornea.
(obsolete, medicine) A cloudy appearance in the urine
Anagrams
• Buelna, Nabeul, unable, unbale
Source: Wiktionary
Neb"u*la, n.; pl. Nebulæ. Etym: [L., mist, cloud; akin to Gr. nebel mist, OHG. nebul, D. nevel, Skr. nabhas cloud, mist. Cf. Nebule.]
1. (Astron.)
Definition: A faint, cloudlike, self-luminous mass of matter situated beyond the solar system among the stars. True nebulæ are gaseous; but very distant star clusters often appear like them in the telescope.
2. (Med.) (a) A white spot or a slight opacity of the cornea. (b) A cloudy appearance in the urine. [Obs.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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