In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
nodose (comparative more nodose, superlative most nodose)
Knot-like; swollen
• noosed, nosode, odeons
Source: Wiktionary
No*dose", a. Etym: [L. nodosus, fr. nodus knot.]
1. Knotty; having numerous or conspicuous nodes.
2. (Zoöl.)
Definition: Having nodes or prominences; having the alternate joints enlarged, as the antennæ of certain insects.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
3 April 2025
(noun) an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity; “how big is that part compared to the whole?”; “the team is a unit”
In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.