In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
PUTRESCIBLES
PUTRESCIBLE
Pu*tres"ci*ble, a.
Definition: Capable of putrefaction; liable to become putrid; as, putrescible substances.
Pu*tres"ci*ble, n.
Definition: A substance, usually nitrogenous, which is liable to undergo decomposition when in contact with air and moisture at ordinary temperatures.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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SUCH
(adjective) of so extreme a degree or extent; “such weeping”; “so much weeping”; “such a help”; “such grief”; “never dreamed of such beauty”
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