AUTOGRAPHIES

AUTOGRAPHY

Au*tog"ra*phy, n. Etym: [Cf. F. autographie.]

1. The science of autographs; a person's own handwriting; an autograph.

2. A process in lithography by which a writing or drawing is transferred from paper to stone. Ure.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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1 July 2025

ENSLAVEMENT

(noun) the state of being a slave; “So every bondman in his own hand bears the power to cancel his captivity”--Shakespeare


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Coffee Trivia

In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.

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