In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
AMULETS
Noun
amulets
plural of amulet
Anagrams
• muletas, ulmates
Source: Wiktionary
AMULET
Am"u*let, n. Etym: [L. amuletum: cf. F. amulette.]
Definition: An ornament, gem, or scroll, or a package containing a relic, etc., worn as a charm or preservative against evils or mischief, such as diseases and witchcraft, and generally inscribed with mystic forms or characters.
Note: [Also used figuratively.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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CATCH
(verb) grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of; “did you catch that allusion?”; “We caught something of his theory in the lecture”; “don’t catch your meaning”; “did you get it?”; “She didn’t get the joke”; “I just don’t get him”
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