In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
BELAMOURS
Noun
belamours
plural of belamour
Source: Wiktionary
BELAMOUR
Bel"a*mour, n. Etym: [F. bel amour fair love.]
1. A lover. [Obs.] Spenser.
2. A flower, but of what kind is unknown. [Obs.] Her snowy brows, like budded belamours. Spenser.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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