In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
Ar`to*car"pe*ous, Ar`to*car"pous, a. Etym: [Gr. (Bot.)
Definition: Of or pertaining to the breadfruit, or to the genus Artocarpus.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
29 September 2024
(noun) the technical aspects of doing something; “a mechanism of social control”; “mechanisms of communication”; “the mechanics of prose style”
In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.