In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
ANTHOLITE
An"tho*lite, n. Etym: [Gr. -lite.] (Paleon.)
Definition: A fossil plant, like a petrified flower.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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UNDERLAY
(verb) raise or support (the level of printing) by inserting a piece of paper or cardboard under the type; “underlay the plate”
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