In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
TOMENTA
TOMENTUM
tomentum, tomentum cerebri
(noun) a network of tiny blood vessels between the cerebral surface of the pia mater and the cerebral cortex
hair, fuzz, tomentum
(noun) filamentous hairlike growth on a plant; “peach fuzz”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
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tomenta
plural of tomentum
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Source: Wiktionary
TOMENTUM
To*men"tum, n.; pl. Tomenta. Etym: [L. See Tomentose. ] (Bot.)
Definition: The closely matted hair or downy nap covering the leaves or stems of some plants.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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IMPROVISED
(adjective) done or made using whatever is available; “crossed the river on improvised bridges”; “the survivors used jury-rigged fishing gear”; “the rock served as a makeshift hammer”
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