In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
AGAZED
Etymology
Adjective
agazed (not comparable)
(obsolete) Gazing with astonishment; amazed.
Source: Wiktionary
A*gazed", p. p. Etym: [Only in p. p.; another spelling for aghast.]
Definition: Gazing with astonishment; amazed. [Obs.] The whole army stood agazed on him. Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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DOOMED
(adjective) marked by or promising bad fortune; “their business venture was doomed from the start”; “an ill-fated business venture”; “an ill-starred romance”; “the unlucky prisoner was again put in irons”- W.H.Prescott
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