In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
BARATHEA
Noun
barathea (countable and uncountable, plural baratheas)
A soft fabric, made from various combinations of wool, silk and cotton, with a lightly ribbed surface.
Source: Wiktionary
Bar`a*the"a, n.
Definition: A soft fabric with a kind of basket weave and a diapered pattern.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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PREMATURELY
(adverb) (of childbirth) before the end of the normal period of gestation; “the child was born prematurely”
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