In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
UNGUICULATED
unguiculate, unguiculated
(adjective) having or resembling claws or nails; “unguiculate animals”; “an unguiculate flower petal”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Adjective
unguiculated (not comparable)
Alternative form of unguiculate
Source: Wiktionary
Un*guic"u*late, Un*guic"u*la`ted, a.
1. Furnished with nails, claws, or hooks; clawed. See the Note under Nail, n., 1.
2. (Bot.)
Definition: Furnished with a claw, or a narrow stalklike base, as the petals of a carnation.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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22 December 2024
SUNGLASSES
(noun) (plural) spectacles that are darkened or polarized to protect the eyes from the glare of the sun; “he was wearing a pair of mirrored shades”
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