In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
BERAIN
Be*rain, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Berained; p. pr. & vb. n. Beraining.]
Definition: To rain upon; to wet with rain. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(noun) maximum clarity or distinctness of an image rendered by an optical system; “in focus”; “out of focus”
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