In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
A`la*mi"re, n. Etym: [Compounded of a la mi re, names of notes in the musical scale.]
Definition: The lowest note but one in Guido Aretino's scale of music.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
11 February 2025
(noun) shad-like food fish that runs rivers to spawn; often salted or smoked; sometimes placed in genus Pomolobus
In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.