In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
TULIP
tulip
(noun) any of numerous perennial bulbous herbs having linear or broadly lanceolate leaves and usually a single showy flower
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
TULIP
(religion, mnemonic) Acronym for five-point Calvinist doctrine: total depravity, unconditional election, limited atonement, irresistible grace, perseverance of the saints
Anagrams
• lit up, uplit, uptil
Etymology
Noun
tulip (plural tulips)
A type of flowering plant, genus Tulipa.
The flower of this plant.
Anagrams
• lit up, uplit, uptil
Source: Wiktionary
Tu"lip, n. Etym: [F. tulipe, OF. also tulipan, It. tulipano, tulipa, from Turk. tulbend, dulbend, literally, a turban, Per. dulband; -- so called from the resemblance of the form of this flower to a turban. See Turban.] (Bot.)
Definition: Any plant of the liliaceous genus Tulipa. Many varieties are cultivated for their beautiful, often variegated flowers. Tulip tree. (a) A large American tree bearing tuliplike flowers. See Liriodendron. (b) A West Indian malvaceous tree (Paritium, or Hibiscus, tiliaceum).
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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