In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
REDISSOLVE
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Verb
redissolve (third-person singular simple present redissolves, present participle redissolving, simple past and past participle redissolved)
to dissolve again
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Source: Wiktionary
Re`dis*solve" (r`dz*zlv"), v. t.
Definition: To dissolve again.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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OSTENSIBLE
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