In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
TUNICATES
Noun
tunicates
plural of tunicate
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TUNICATE
Tu"ni*cate, Tu"ni*ca`ted, a. Etym: [L. tunicatus, p. p. of tunicare to clothe with a tunic, fr. tunica a tunic.]
1. (Bot.)
Definition: Covered with a tunic; covered or coated with layers; as, a tunicated bulb.
2. (Zoöl.) (a) Having a tunic, or mantle; of or pertaining to the Tunicata. (b) Having each joint buried in the preceding funnel-shaped one, as in certain antennæ of insects.
Tu"ni*cate, n. (Zoöl.)
Definition: One of the Tunicata.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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