In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
PLATTEN
Plat"ten, v. t. Etym: [See Plat, a.] (Glass Making)
Definition: To flatten and make into sheets or plates; as, to platten cylinder glass.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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COVERT
(adjective) secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed; “covert actions by the CIA”; “covert funding for the rebels”
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