In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
XEROX
Xerox, xerographic copier, Xerox machine
(noun) a duplicator (trade mark Xerox) that copies graphic matter by the action of light on an electrically charged photoconductive insulating surface in which the latent image is developed with a resinous powder
xerox, xerox copy
(noun) a copy made by a xerographic copier
photocopy, run off, xerox
(verb) reproduce by xerography
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
xerox (plural xeroxes)
(slang, North America) A photocopy.
A photocopier.
Synonyms
• photocopy
Verb
xerox (third-person singular simple present xeroxes, present participle xeroxing, simple past and past participle xeroxed)
(slang, North America, Philippines) To make a paper copy or copies by means of a photocopier.
Synonyms
• (make a paper copy): copy, photocopy
Noun
Xerox (plural Xeroxes)
Alternative form of xerox
Source: Wiktionary
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