In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
PHOSPHORESCE
phosphoresce
(verb) to exhibit phosphorescence
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
phosphoresce (third-person singular simple present phosphoresces, present participle phosphorescing, simple past and past participle phosphoresced)
To exhibit phosphorescence
Source: Wiktionary
Phos`phor*esce", v. i. [imp. & p. p. Phosphoresced; p. pr. & vb. n. Phosphorescing.]
Definition: To shine as phosphorus; to be phosphorescent; to emit a phosphoric light.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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