In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
AMBILEVOUS
Am`bi*le"vous, a. Etym: [L. ambo both + laevus left.]
Definition: Left-handed on both sides; clumsy; -- opposed to ambidexter. [R.] Sir T. Browne.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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BRIGHT
(adjective) made smooth and bright by or as if by rubbing; reflecting a sheen or glow; “bright silver candlesticks”; “a burnished brass knocker”; “she brushed her hair until it fell in lustrous auburn waves”; “rows of shining glasses”; “shiny black patents”
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