In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
TITIVATED
Verb
titivated
simple past tense and past participle of titivate
Source: Wiktionary
TITIVATE
Tit"i*vate, Tit"ti*vate, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Titivated; p. pr. & vb. n. Titivating.] [Formed from an uncertain source, in imitation of words in -ate fr. L.]
Definition: To dress or smarten up; to spruce. --Tit`i*va"tion, Tit`ti*va"tion (#), n. [Both Humorous]
"Come here, an' let me titivate you." He sat down beside her, and submitted to be dusted. Quiller-Couch.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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