In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
BECHAMEL
Noun
bechamel (usually uncountable, plural bechamels)
Alternative spelling of béchamel
Anagrams
• Chamblee
Source: Wiktionary
Bech"a*mel, n. Etym: [F. béchamel, named from its inventor, Louis de Béchamel.] (Cookery)
Definition: A rich, white sauce, prepared with butter and cream.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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POLYGENIC
(adjective) of or relating to an inheritable character that is controlled by several genes at once; of or related to or determined by polygenes
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