In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
PYRAMIDIC
pyramidal, pyramidic, pyramidical
(adjective) resembling a pyramid
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
pyramidic (not comparable)
Of or pertaining to a pyramid; having the form of a pyramid; pyramidal.
Source: Wiktionary
Pyr`a*mid"ic, Pyr`a*mid"ic*al, a.
Definition: Of or pertaining to a pyramid; having the form of a pyramid; pyramidal. " A pyramidical rock." Goldsmith. "Gold in pyramidic plenty piled." Shenstone.
– Pyr`a*mid"ic*al*ly, adv. Pyr`a*mild"ic*al*ness, n.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(adjective) marked by columniation having free columns in porticoes either at both ends or at both sides of a structure
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