In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
BEGEMMED
Verb
begemmed
simple past tense and past participle of begem
Adjective
begemmed (comparative more begemmed, superlative most begemmed)
Adorned (as if) with gems.
Source: Wiktionary
BEGEM
Be*gem", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Begemmed; p. pr. & vb. n. Begemming.]
Definition: To adorn with gems, or as with gems. Begemmed with dewdrops. Sir W. Scott. Those lonely realms bright garden isles begem. Shelley.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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