In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
SCALENES
Noun
scalenes
plural of scalene
Anagrams
• Senecals, cleanses, enscales
Source: Wiktionary
SCALENE
Sca*lene", a. Etym: [L. scalenus, Gr. scalène.]
1. (Geom.) (a) Having the sides and angles unequal; -- said of a triangle. (b) Having the axis inclined to the base, as a cone.
2. (Anat.) (a) Designating several triangular muscles called scalene muscles. (b) Of or pertaining to the scalene muscles. Scalene muscles (Anat.), a group of muscles, usually three on each side in man, extending from the cervical vertebræ to the first and second ribs.
Sca*lene", n. (Geom.)
Definition: A triangle having its sides and angles unequal.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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