In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
ATLANTIC
Atlantic
(adjective) relating to or bordering the Atlantic Ocean; “Atlantic currents”
Atlantic, Atlantic Ocean
(noun) the 2nd largest ocean; separates North and South America on the west from Europe and Africa on the east
Source: WordNet® 3.1
At*lan"tic, a. Etym: [L. Atlanticus, fr. Atlas. See Atlas and Atlantes.]
1. Of or pertaining to Mt. Atlas in Libya, and hence applied to the ocean which lies between Europe and Africa on the east and America on the west; as, the Atlantic Ocean (called also the Atlantic); the Atlantic basin; the Atlantic telegraph.
2. Of or pertaining to the isle of Atlantis.
3. Descended from Atlas. The seven Atlantic sisters. Milton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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