In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
As`ter*oph"yl*lite, n. Etym: [Gr. (Paleon.)
Definition: A fossil plant from the coal formations of Europe and America, now regarded as the branchlets and foliage of calamites.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
18 October 2024
(adjective) causing or marked by grief or anguish; “a grievous loss”; “a grievous cry”; “her sigh was heartbreaking”; “the heartrending words of Rabin’s granddaughter”
In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.