In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
ACHERONTIC
Acheronian, Acherontic, Stygian
(adjective) dark and dismal as of the rivers Acheron and Styx in Hades; “in the depths of an Acheronian forest”; “upon those roseate lips a Stygian hue”-Wordsworth
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Ach`e*ron"tic, a.
Definition: Of or pertaining to Acheron; infernal; hence, dismal, gloomy; moribund.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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ANTHOZOAN
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