In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
BIMETALLIC
bimetal, bimetallic
(adjective) formed of two different metals or alloys; especially in sheets bonded together
bimetallistic, bimetallic
(adjective) pertaining to a monetary system based on two metals; “in a bimetallistic system both gold and silver can constitute legal tender”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
bimetallic (not comparable)
Pertaining to the use of gold and silver to create legal currency.
More generally, consisting of two metals.
Noun
bimetallic (plural bimetallics)
Anything (especially a nanoparticle) composed of two metals
Source: Wiktionary
Bi`me*tal"lic, a. Etym: [Pref. bi- + metallic: cf. F. bimétallique.]
Definition: Of or relating to, or using, a double metallic standard (as gold and silver) for a system of coins or currency.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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