In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
auxometers
plural of auxometer
Source: Wiktionary
Aux*om"e*ter, n. [Gr. to increase + -meter.] (Optics)
Definition: An instrument for measuring the magnifying power of a lens or system of lenses.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
19 April 2025
(verb) grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of; “did you catch that allusion?”; “We caught something of his theory in the lecture”; “don’t catch your meaning”; “did you get it?”; “She didn’t get the joke”; “I just don’t get him”
In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.